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A lot of different factors played a role with regard to the boom of conservation farming in France. Frédéric Thomas, farmer, pioneer and founder of the trade magazine TCS, looks back.

In recent years there has been growing interest in the potential of soils to sequester carbon [C] from the atmosphere and there has been an increased number of studies investigating the dynamics and nature of soil organic matter [SOM].

Achieving ‘more with less’ is a common catch phrase often heard within many industries, particularly so in agriculture. Optimising any input is in every farmers interests for their own financial benefit but this also typically comes with a win-win for environmental sustainability as well.