'Growing Carbon' Publication Provides Info for Producers, Public

WASHINGTON, April 24—"Growing Carbon: A New Crop That Helps Agricultural Producers and the Climate, Too" has been published to provide information for producers and the general public on the linkage between natural resource conservation and greenhouse gas reduction.

The brochure addresses climate change and the greenhouse effect, what could happen to agriculture in the United States as the climate changes, how agricultural producers reduce greenhouse gas emissions, how producers increase the storage of carbon on agricultural lands, the multiple environmental and economic benefits of these practices, international climate change agreements and U.S. agriculture, domestic policy, and the potential market for carbon.

Information is also provided on contacts for conservation practices and programs, research on conservation and climate change, USDA global change activities, climate change, and biofuels.

The brochure was sponsored by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, the USDA National Agroforestry Center, the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS), and Environmental Defense, a national nonprofit organization that links science, economics, and law to create solutions to environmental problems.

Copies are available from state USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offices, by calling 1-888-LANDCARE, or from the SWCS web site.

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