> my problem is that it neither matches nor exceeds the carbon output of e.g. cattle.
I am having a hard time understanding this concern. If the cattle and grass combo are releasing more carbon than they're sequestering then shouldn't soil carbon be going down?
Conversely if carbon is building up in the soil despite cattle eating grass and presumably incorporating some of the carbon from what they eat into their bodies, where did that carbon coming from besides the atmosphere?
I really cant wrap my brain around the idea that carbon can be building up in the soil while simultaneously cattle grazing operations are a net carbon producer. What am I missing?
I am having a hard time understanding this concern. If the cattle and grass combo are releasing more carbon than they're sequestering then shouldn't soil carbon be going down?
Conversely if carbon is building up in the soil despite cattle eating grass and presumably incorporating some of the carbon from what they eat into their bodies, where did that carbon coming from besides the atmosphere?
I really cant wrap my brain around the idea that carbon can be building up in the soil while simultaneously cattle grazing operations are a net carbon producer. What am I missing?