As global atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to rise, many corporations and countries have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to become carbon neutral. However, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions alone is unlikely to reduce current levels of atmospheric carbon and stabilize earth’s atmosphere. Agricultural soils have the potential to sequester carbon from the atmosphere with proper management tools and techniques; indeed, many companies have launched programs to incentivize farmers to practice carbon farming. To maximize the impacts of carbon farming, we must develop new techniques for evaluating and enhancing soil organic carbon.