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Life on the LandLife on the Land with Tegan NockDid you know a teaspoon of soil contains more microorganisms than there are people on the planet?Tegan Nock does. The 33-year-old has made the jump from farmer to founder – her company, LoamBio raising $105-million last year in its series B investment raise. Based in Orange, NSW, LoamBio is breaking new ground with a world-first technology which uses fungi to trap carbon and improve soil health. The company says its biological seed treatment could turn the world’s croplands into giant carbon sinks – which farmers can monetise and trade. This series of Graziher's Life on the La...2024-10-2048 min
American Ag NetworkWho is Loam Bio?Jesse Allen sits down to learn more about Loam Bio, officially launching in the U.S. for the 2024 growing season. We learn about the company, how they can help farmers with their products including CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop and much more. Find them at https://www.LoamBio.com.2024-01-0806 min
The Dirt by LoamGrower profile - Steve Nicholson - The first SecondCrop farmerLoam’s Dan Reid is chats with Loam's first SecondCrop grower Steve Nicholson, while at the Australian National Field Days at Borenore near Orange.Steve farms at Wirrinya, in-between Forbes and Grenfell in the central west of NSW. Steve spent many years as District Agronomist with the Department of Agriculture and has been farming at Wirrinya for the past 22 years.Steve is the first grower to partner with Loam in a SecondCrop soil carbon project, with the program launching this year. Steve applied CarbonBuilder Canola and CarbonBuilder Barley to his crops this year, an...2023-11-1312 min
The Dirt by LoamCarbon Projects explained - Torben HeinzelDan talks to Torben Heinzel about all the Steps in a SecondCrop Carbon Project. Grower Feasibility Survey, Meet with Loam, Mapping, Land Management Strategy, Eligible Land Management Activities, Contract with Loam, Register with the Clean Energy Regulator, Farm Emissions Profile, Baseline Soil Sampling, T1 Soil Sampling and ACCU credits.Link to Grower Feasibility SurveyCalculation for soil organic carbon Using a measure of bulk density the amount of carbon per hectare in a given depth of soil can be calculated as shown. The amount of organic carbon to 10cm dep...2023-06-2314 minThe Dirt by LoamGrower profile - Stuart McDonaldLoam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid is out on farm at Canowindra, NSW with grower Stuart McDonald, who has entered into a carbon project with Loam to build soil carbon. This episode covers:Why did you decide to go into a carbon project with Loam?Why is building soil health important?What is enterprise stacking?What would you say to a farmer who wants to know more about carbon?Please send in your curly carbon questions to the team through twitter, facebook or ins...2023-03-0111 minThe Dirt by LoamWhat does Loam's fungi actually do to improve soil?Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Carbon Agronomists Guy Webb and Phil Peterson.This episode covers:What does Loam's endophyte fungi actually do to improve soil?How long does carbon last in the soil?How fast can I store carbon?Please send in your curly carbon questions to the team through twitter, facebook or instagram. Web www.loambio.comFacebook www.facebook.com/LoamBio/Twitter @loambioInstagram @loambio2023-02-1413 minThe Dirt by LoamBuilding carbon in soilLoam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Carbon Agronomists Guy Webb and Phil Peterson at Loam's headquarters in Orange, NSW. This episode covers:Do I need to change my management practices to build carbon?What change will make the most difference?Is there a ceiling on the amount of carbon you can build?What are the co-benefits of building soil carbon?Keep the questions rolling in! Web www.loambio.comFacebook www.facebook.com/LoamBio/Twitte...2023-02-1412 minThe Dirt by LoamWhat's the dirt on soil carbon?Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Senior Carbon Agronomist Phil Peterson.Dan chats to Phil about some of the common questions that they hear from growers when discussing soil carbon. This episode covers:What's the dirt on soil carbon?What is CO2e?Does tillage affect carbon stocks?Send in your curly carbon questions to the team through twitter, facebook or instagram. CalculationsSoil Organic Carbon (%) x 10,000 (m2) x Bulk Density (g/cm3...2023-01-0308 min
evokeᴬᴳ⋅Green opportunity: Asia-Pacific investments geared to tackle climate changeThis week we bring you a podcast from AgriFutures growAG, the gateway to Australia’s agrifood innovation system.Our growAG contributor, Samantha Noon catches up with Tegan Nock, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Australian microbial tech startup, LoamBio, and Louisa Burwood-Taylor, Head of Media for Silicon Valley venture capital firm, AgFunder, and Chief Editor of AgFunder News – the go-to global investment news platform.Together they explore the key investment trends and noteworthy funding rounds, from the recent AgFunder 2022 Asia-Pacific AgriFoodTech Investment Report, including LoamBio's Series A, Top 5 Aussie deal, worth $40million AUD, and what that means for A...2022-12-1559 minThe Dirt by LoamIntro to Loam - featuring co-founder Guy WebbThe Dirt is a short form podcast hosted by Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid. In this introductory episode, Dan chats to one of the founders of Loam in agronomist Guy Webb. Guy has decades of experience in the Australian grain farming industry, and has a real passion for ensuring farmers have healthy soils now and into the future. This episode covers What Loam does Why the company was started Who the founders are that came together to form LoamHow Loa...2022-12-0209 minThe Dirt by LoamHow do you measure soil carbon?Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Senior Carbon Agronomist Phil Peterson.Following on from the previous episode, Dan chats to Phil about some of the regular questions that they hear from growers when discussing soil carbon. This episode covers How do you measure soil carbon?What’s the difference between Soil carbon & organic matter? Is carbon as important as NPK?Send in your curly carbon questions to the team through twitter, facebook or instagram. ...2022-12-0211 minThe Dirt by LoamWhat's the dirt on soil carbon?A short form casual chat with Loam’s Carbon Agronomists answering questions from growers about building soil carbon and improving the health of their soils. Learn how to build the health of your soil to improve the health of your crops and reduce input costs. Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Senior Carbon Agronomist Phil Peterson.Phil has over 30 years agronomic experience in Central and Southern NSW, and Northern Victoria specialising in soil and plant health working with broadacre cropping and pastures....2022-12-0208 min