The residues estimated by the CFT are very high/very low. Why is that?

• Related Articles

• Can I capture cover crops in CFT?

  Cover crops are not a separate question anymore but are part of C input added to a soil. Have a look at the info button text in the tool, you will see a helpful soil carbon decision tree (can also see attached to this article). If you started using ...

• Can I add a new crop to the CFT?

  Please note that in the annual GHG pathway, the primary impact of selecting a crop is the quantity of residues it produces. For crops not listed in the tool, you can use the "Other Crop" option and enter an estimate of residue quantity (above ground ...

• Why is carbon sequestration potential bigger for soils with a high Soil Organic Matter than for soils with a low SOM?

  The Cool Farm Tool uses IPCC Tier 1 method as the basis of its soil carbon module. This method observes that soil carbon stock under annual production is a fixed fraction of the native (pre-agriculture) carbon stock. It also says that changing ...

• Which products and regions are covered by the CFT?

  The Cool Farm Tool covers virtually all crops grown in mineral soils (which are primarily composed of inorganic material formed from the weathering of rocks) and livestock globally. You can make GHG assessments for these products, and for crops you ...

• Calculation error - Crops: underestimated emissions from crop residues for "removed from field"

  Where the option ‘removed from field for use or sale’ is selected, the whole residue is assumed to be removed - this is incorrect. There should always be below ground emissions and a % of the above ground remaining - similar to "burning in field". ...