<h3>Upcoming webinar</h3>
<h4><img class="" title="State of Science 1" src="user/image/large/738/State of Science 1.jpg" alt="State of Science 1" data-href="" /></h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday 13 October 2020, 11am &ndash; 12pm NZDT (via Zoom)</p>
<p><strong>Presenters:</strong> Dr Mike Beare and Dr Sam McNally, Plant &amp; Food Research</p>
<p><strong>Chair:</strong> Dr Sinead Leahy, NZAGRC Deputy Director (Domestic)</p>
<p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6W8OrduVT_CPIIcdNmeNvQ">REGISTER HERE</a></p>
<p>Once registered, you will be emailed a link and instructions on how to connect to the webinar via Zoom.</p>
<p><strong>About the webinar</strong></p>
<p>Researchers are working in partnership with the agriculture sector to identify farm management practices that will maximise the long-term storage of carbon in New Zealand soils. An important preliminary step is to identify soils with the greatest capacity to stabilise additional carbon and understand the practical limitations to achieving that capacity.</p>
<p>Drs Mike Beare and Sam McNally from Plant &amp; Food Research will discuss their work to verify the soil carbon stabilisation capacity achievable in a range of New Zealand grassland soils. They will explain how they have applied knowledge of the factors that regulate soil carbon stabilisation to produce a first-generation farm-scale map showing the soil carbon sequestration potential and vulnerability to soil carbon loss on one New Zealand farm.</p>
<p>During the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to pose questions to the presenters using Zoom&rsquo;s Chat function. Mike and Sam will use the final 15 minutes of the session to answer as many questions as possible. The Chair will select and ask questions on participants&rsquo; behalf.</p>
<p><strong>Who should participate?</strong></p>
<p>This webinar is relevant to researchers, farmers, rural professionals, policy advisors and anyone else involved or interested in efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand&rsquo;s primary sector.</p>
<p><strong>More information </strong></p>
<p>Please contact enquiry@nzagrc.org.nz</p>