Climate Change - It's the Soil that Matters - 02. Podcast

Stay on the ground

The soil is our basis of life. The temperature-related increase in the evaporation of water stored in the soil, the increased surface water runoff due to increased heavy rain events, too little snowmelt water and drought-related falling groundwater levels are the main causes of increasing water shortages in the soil and thus also in crop production. During the growing season, for example, grassland vegetation in a typical grassland area consumes approximately 3 mm of water per day. This corresponds to 3 liters of water per m² or 30,000 liters (30 m ³ ) per ha.

By managing the land, farmers can influence the water absorption and storage capacity as well as the root system of the plants and thus contribute to climate adaptation on the farm. We told Dr. how this can be achieved and why earthworms are so important. Andreas Bohner asked.

Andreas Bohner heads the environmental ecology department at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. His work focuses on biodiversity, nature and environmental protection, plant ecology and, above all, soil research.

Priv. Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder in conversation with Dr. Andreas Bohner ( HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein) - Click here for the Farmer Media article .

 Here is the full conversation as a video:

Click here for the article on Landwirt-Media.com

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