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Loam Bio's CarbonBuilder: Revolutionising soil carbon storageqrcode

Jan. 30, 2025

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Jan. 30, 2025

Loam Bio Pty Ltd
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When a farmer walks through a field and spots a fungal disease, they reach for a fungicide.


When they notice a nutrient deficiency, they apply fertiliser. But what happens when the soil itself is deficient in carbon?


Until recently, there hasn't been a simple product available for farmers to address this invisible yet insidious problem. But now, it's a different story.


This is because Loam Bio, a company founded by farmers and agronomists, stepped in.


They recognised firsthand that building soil carbon wasn't as easy as spraying a fungicide or adding fertiliser.


To address this gap in the market, Loam developed CarbonBuilder, a seed treatment that seamlessly integrates into a cropping operation.


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Simply apply CarbonBuilder to wheat, barley or canola seed before planting, and let the fungi do the heavy lifting of stabilising the carbon in the soil. 


You can think of it like nitrogen-fixing bacteria, but instead of fixing nitrogen, these beneficial fungi in CarbonBuilder work on fixing carbon instead.


Simply apply CarbonBuilder to wheat, barley, or canola seed before planting, and let the fungi do the heavy lifting of stabilising the carbon in the soil.


This technology enables farmers to turn their farms into carbon sinks, taking the excess carbon dioxide out of the air and storing it where it is needed: in the soil. But why does this matter?


The literature demonstrates that building soil carbon improves the ability of the soil to hold onto water and nutrients which leads to greater crop yields and farm productivity.


This is essential in a new era of rising input costs and increasingly unpredictable weather.


But here's where it gets interesting: capturing carbon opens the door to an entirely new stream of revenue.


Through Loam's SecondCrop program, farmers can effectively "harvest" their carbon crops.



Here's how it works: once a SecondCrop soil carbon project is established, Loam helps measure and verify the increase in soil carbon over time.


This can generate carbon credits, which can be held onto or sold to companies looking to offset their emissions.


In practical terms, you're farming on two levels: the harvest above ground and the carbon quietly accumulating beneath it.


Loam's commitment to this vision is backed by more than 70 million dollars in research and development.


Their team of leading microbiologists, soil scientists, and plant scientists has run extensive field trials across Australia to ensure the technology is both reliable and farmer-friendly.


By teaming up with producers in these projects, Loam shares the risk and reward, creating a strong incentive to maximize the amount of carbon stored in the soil.


While there are no silver bullets in agriculture, CarbonBuilder offers a promising new way to tackle the stubborn issue of soil carbon loss.


This tool integrates seamlessly into the farming operation, aiming to increase yield and protect the land for the next generation of farmers.


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