Does the tool account for emissions from natural mineralisation of soil organic matter?

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• Soil characteristics: I don’t see any data requirements on soil organic carbon, soil pH, and soil drainage. Can you confirm this is no longer needed?

  Correct, the soil organic carbon (SOC) model in the perennials pathway does not need these data points anymore and will access data from Soil Grid. As most perennial farms may not have their own soil organic matter (SOM) measurements, also the custom ...

• Does the Cool Farm Tool consider fertiliser production emissions?

  Yes, the carbon footprints of Cool Farm Tool include fertiliser production emissions and considers different regions of production

• We apply anaerobic digestate as fertiliser for our crops. The option is not available in the tool, what should I choose?

  We acknowledge the gap in our tool regarding the inclusion of Anaerobic Digestate (AD) digestate as a fertilizer option. While we've received requests to add this functionality, we have faced constraints in terms of funding and priority compared to ...

• Calculation error - All: Limestone fertiliser

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