Adaptive multi-paddock grazing enhances soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and stabilization through mineral association in southeastern U.S. grazing lands - ScienceDirect

• Adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) can increase soil carbon (C) stocks. • We found 13% more soil C on farms under AMP compared to conventional grazing (CG). • In AMP, C shifted to more persistent organic matter, suggesting long-term C storage. • We found 9% more soil nitrogen on farms practicing AMP compared to CG. • Findings show that AMP grazing is a management strategy to sequester C and retain N. Adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) can increase soil carbon (C) stocks. We found 13% more soil C on farms under AMP compared to conventional grazing (CG). In AMP, C shifted to more persistent organic matter, suggesting long-term C storage. We found 9% more soil nitrogen on farms practicing AMP compared to CG. Findings show that AMP grazing is a management strategy to sequester C and retain N. Grassland soils are a large reservoir of soil carbon (C) at risk of loss due to overgrazing in conventional grazing systems. By promoting regenerative grazing management practices that

• Adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) can increase soil carbon (C) stocks. • We found 13% more soil C on farms under AMP compared to conventional grazing (CG). • In AMP, C shifted to more persistent organic matter, suggesting long-term C storage. • We found 9% more soil nitrogen on farms practicing AMP compared to CG. • Findings show that AMP grazing is a management strategy to sequester C and retain N. Adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) can increase soil carbon (C) stocks. We found 13% more soil C on farms under AMP compared to conventional grazing (CG). In AMP, C shifted to more persisten