EPA clarifies that liming ‘positive’ on farms

Less lime helped to reduce emissions in 2019, but...

Farmers were surprised to hear reduced lime use helped to cut agriculture emissions by 3.9% in 2019. The Environmental Protection Agency clarified later that liming the soil is 'generally a positive thing'.

Soils deteriorated due to reduced lime use by farmers in 2019.

However, using less fertiliser and lime helped to reduce agriculture emissions by 3.9%.