"Instead of extrapolating the peat depth from point samples, they could see the wavy line where the peat met the subsoil..."
#Seismology #soildata #collaborativescience
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
@SusiArnott Those surveys could probably be improved with an electrical resistivity survey to overlay on the reflection profiles.