Podcasts by Field, Lab, Earth

The Roots of Drought Resistance with Dr. Maryse Bourgault and Jessica Williams from 2023-02-17T05:01

“Relationships between roots, the stay-green phenotype, and agronomic performance in barley and wheat grown in semi-arid conditions” with Dr. Maryse Bourgault and Jessica Willi...

3D Fruit Form Reconstruction with Dr. Mitchell Feldmann from 2023-01-20T05:01

“Cost-effective, high-throughput phenotyping system for 3D reconstruction of fruit form” with Dr. Mitchell Feldmann

Various research and breeding programs study phenotypical traits—or tra...

Optimizing Industrial Hemp Production with Dr. Josh Freeman from 2022-12-16T05:01

“How do pinching and plant density affect industrial hemp produced for cannabinoids in open field conditions?” with Dr. Josh Freeman.

Industrial hemp has only recently been re-introduced ...

Modeling Water Use in Biofuel Crops with Dr. Alexandria Kuhl from 2022-12-02T05:01

“Root Water Uptake of Biofuel Crops Revealed by Coupled Electrical Resistivity and Soil Water Content Measurements” with Dr. Alexandria Kuhl

Biofuel crops can be used to create fuel from ...

Life Cycle Analyses and Greenhouse Gases with Dr. Hoyoung Kwon from 2022-11-18T05:01

“Greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and opportunities for agriculture” with Dr. Hoyoung Kwon

Agriculture and food systems can be strong contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions an...

Popping Sorghum Performance with Kent Mitchell from 2022-11-04T04:01

“Assessment of Kernel Characteristics to Predict Popping Performance in Grain Sorghum” with Kent Mitchell

Popping sorghum is a niche alternative to popcorn, with no large hulls, a neutral...

Halloween Special: Aphids and Hornworms and White Flies, oh my! with Dr. Vikram Baliga from 2022-10-31T04:01

It’s Halloween, which means its spooky time. Throughout history, humans have battled some pretty scary pests, from aphids to spider mites, white flies and more. This episode, Vikram Baliga of th...

Improving Edamame with Dr. Bo Zhang from 2022-10-21T04:01

“‘VT Sweet’: A vegetable soybean cultivar for commercial edamame production in the Mid-Atlantic U.S.” with Dr. Bo Zhang

Edamame, or edible soybean, is a popular snack. However, due to a l...

Modeling for Climate Change with 2022 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig from 2022-10-14T04:00

The World Food Prize was established by Dr. Norman Borlaug and is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in agriculture. This year’s winner is Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose extensive work in crop mod...

Biosolids Research in Colorado with Dr. Jim Ippolito from 2022-09-30T04:01

“The Clean Water Act and Biosolids: A 45-Year Chronological Review of Biosolids Land Application Research in Colorado” with Dr. Jim Ippolito

Biosolids are the human waste products that ar...

A Proactive Approach to Lithium Pollution with Dr. Alex Chow from 2022-09-16T04:01:29

“Proactive Approach to Minimize Lithium Pollution” with Dr. Alex Chow

Lithium is a chemical element that has recently gained much attention for its use in rechargeable batteries for elect...

Managing Poultry Manuresheds with Dr. Ray Bryant from 2022-08-19T04:01:40

“Poultry manureshed management: Opportunities and challenges for a vertically integrated industry” with Dr. Ray Bryant

Poultry farms are often heavily concentrated in certain areas of the...

Battling Rice Weeds with Seeding Depth with Dr. Alex Ceseski from 2022-07-15T04:01:01

“Seeding depth effects on elongation, emergence, and early development of California rice cultivars” with Dr. Alex Ceseski.

In California, several compounding factors make it difficult fo...

2022 Blooper Reel from 2022-06-22T04:01:07

It’s our blooper reel! Our podcast is turning four this year. As a birthday treat, enjoy bloopers from our last orbit around the sun. Want to get us a birthday treat in return? Rate and review u...

Optimizing Food-Feed Production in Smallholder Systems with Dr. Peter Thorne from 2022-06-17T04:01:50

“Redesigning traditional weed management practices in faba bean fields to optimize food-feed production in the smallholder system” with Peter Thorne.

Researchers work hard to develop best...

Picking on Nitrogen Rates with Drs. Brian Arnall, Josh McGrath, and Wade Thomason from 2022-06-03T05:00:48

There are multiple tools for farmers to work with when deciding Nitrogen recommendation rates. All of them operate on the spectrum between mechanistic and empirical approaches. In this episode o...

Maize Breeding for Protein-Restricted Diets with Matthew Woore, Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia, and Dr. James Holland from 2022-05-20T03:45:09

“The Potential to Breed a Low-Protein Maize for Protein-Restricted Diets” with Matthew Woore, Dr. Sherry Flint-Garcia, and Dr. Jim Holland

Phenylketonuria is a metabolic disorder which re...

Soil Sensing on Mars with Drs. Doug Cobos and Colin Campbell from 2022-05-06T03:45:25

In 2008, NASA launched their Phoenix Lander to take measurements on Mars. This episode, Drs. Doug Cobos and Colin Campbell talk about their experiences working with NASA and the Jet Propulsion L...

Urban Food Forests with Dr. James Allen from 2022-04-15T03:45:03

“Urban food forests in the American Southwest” with Dr. James Allen.

Food forests are multi-level polycultures where fruit and nut trees, vegetables, shade trees, mushrooms, aquatic plant...

Multifunctional Agroforestry with Dr. Sarah Lovell from 2022-03-18T03:45:48

“Agroforestry at the Landscape Level” with Dr. Sarah Lovell

Agroforestry is where trees are grown alongside other crops or livestock. It’s an extremely flexible practice that can be adapt...

Microplastic Movement through the Soil with Yingxue Yu from 2022-02-18T04:45:30

“Current understanding of subsurface transport of micro- and nanoplastics in soil” with Yingxue Yu.

Microplastics can come from all kinds of sources, including broken down bottles, face a...

Profitable Nitrogen Rates for Corn with Dr. Carrie Laboski from 2022-01-20T17:45

Nitrogen is an important nutrient for corn which, when applied as a fertilizer, can increase yields. However, too much nitrogen can lead to negative impacts on human health, water quality, plant he...

Salt-Affected Roadside Grasses with Dr. Eric Watkins from 2021-12-17T04:45

“Review of cool-season turfgrasses for salt-affected roadsides in cold climates” with Dr. Eric Watkins.

Salt is commonly spread on roads in colder regions to help keep them clear of dange...

Turfgrass Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Drs. Quincy Law and Jon Trappe from 2021-11-19T04:45

“Greenhouse gas fluxes from turfgrass systems: Species, growth rate, clipping management, and environmental effects” with Drs. Quincy Law and Jon Trappe

Greenhouse gases are naturally occ...

Halloween Special: Boll Weevils with Paul Csomo from 2021-10-31T03:45

Boll weevils are an agricultural pest that feeds primarily on cotton. After their arrival in the 1890s, they caused devastation across the South-Eastern United States, starting a battle that’s r...

Intercropping Macadamia Nuts and Coffee with Professor Rogério Soratto from 2021-10-15T03:45

“Macadamia intercropping into an inefficient adult coffee plantation is economically advantageous” with Rogério Soratto.

Macadamia nuts are a lucrative crop for Brazilian farmers, but lon...

The FAO Strategic Framework with Ismahane Elouafi from 2021-10-01T03:45

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been fighting hunger for more than 75 years. The FAO Strategic Framework 2021-2030 articulates FAO’s vision of a sustainable...

Crops and Man with Drs. Thomas Stalker and Marilyn Warburton from 2021-09-17T03:45

Harlan’s Crops and Man with Drs. Thomas Stalker and Marilyn Warburton

Humans and the crops they use have co-evolved across the centuries. This episode, Drs. Thomas Stalker and Marilyn War...

The Circular Bionutrient Economy with Dr. Rebecca Nelson from 2021-09-03T03:45

When nutrients are taken up in the field, they often find their way into the fruits and vegetables that we enjoy. But once we eat them, how can they get back to the fields for future crops? This...

Bridging the Farm to Research Gap with Heather Hampton+Knodle from 2021-08-20T03:45

Research is crucial for the advancement of agriculture. However, research solutions must also be feasible for the farmers who will be implementing them. This episode, Heather Hampton+Knodle will...

Regenerative Agriculture and The Living Soil Handbook with Jesse Frost from 2021-08-06T03:45

The Living Soil Handbook with Jesse Frost.

Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving soil health by disturbing the soil as little as possible, keeping the ground covered as m...

Regenerative Agriculture and IPM with Dr. Thomas Green from 2021-07-16T03:45

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a system by which pests are controlled using informed decision-making techniques. Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that focuses on soil h...

Lake-Dredged Sediments and Soil Health with Dr. Angélica Vázquez-Ortega and Russell Brigham from 2021-07-01T14:59:06

“Assessing the Effects of Lake-Dredged Sediments on Soil Health: Agricultural and Environmental Implications on Northwestern Ohio” with Angélica Vázquez-Ortega and Russell Brigham

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2021 Blooper Reel and Listener Survey from 2021-06-22T03:45

Happy birthday, everybody! Today is our third birthday, and we couldn’t be happier. We’re so grateful to all of our guests and to you, dear listener! Whether you’re brand new or have been with u...

Earthworms and the Ozark Highlands with Dr. Kristofor Brye from 2021-06-18T03:45

“Earthworm density differences over time among a native tallgrass prairie and chronosequence of tallgrass prairie restorations in the Ozark Highlands” and “Seasonal earthworm density differences...

Fieldwork Ready with Dr. Sara Vero from 2021-05-21T03:45

Fieldwork Ready with Dr. Sara Vero.

Fieldwork and lab work are two sides of the same scientific coin. However, when preparing for fieldwork, there are many things to consider tha...

Sustainable Ag Supply Chains and IPM with Justin Krick, Kate Schaffner, and Ben Wickerham from 2021-04-16T03:45

Sustainable farming systems are critical for all of us, from producers to consumers. It’s therefore important for the full supply chain–from food companies and ingredient suppliers, to farm serv...

Nikolai Vavilov with Dr. Joel Cohen from 2021-03-22T03:45

“Varietal Timelines and Leadership Challenges Affecting the Legacy of Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov” with Dr. Joel Cohen

Nikolai Vavilov was an agronomist and seed collector whose life spanne...

The History of Seed Banks with Dr. Helen Anne Curry from 2021-03-22T03:45

Seed banks are collections of seeds that researchers use to protect valuable genetic resources both for breeding and conservation purposes. But where did they get started and how have they becom...

Preserving the Pest Control Toolkit with Dr. Bryan Ulmer from 2021-03-19T03:45

“IPM Toolkit Preservation” with Dr. Bryan Ulmer.

Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a system by which pests are controlled using informed decision-making techniques. These techniques ...

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster with Dr. Dan Ferreira from 2021-03-05T04:45

“The Impact of pH and Ion Exchange on 133Cs Adsorption on Vermiculite” with Dr. Dan Ferreira.

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami led to the explosion of three nuclear rea...

Cover Crops and IPM with Dr. Christopher Proctor from 2021-02-19T04:45

“Using Cover Crops as an IPM Tool for Managing Hard-to-Control Weeds” with Dr. Christopher Proctor.

Cover crops are crops grown between cash crops like corn, wheat, and soybean that provi...

Ag Literacy with Brendan Black from 2021-02-05T04:45

Ag Literacy is defined as having a basic knowledge of how food and fiber systems work. However, many consumers today do not understand these systems and processes. Brendan Black, host of the Tal...

Sustainable Agriculture Programs in the USA and EU with Dr. Scott Hutchins from 2021-01-22T04:45

“Sustainable Agriculture in the U.S. vs. the EU: A Comparative Look at Different Approaches to Similar Objectives” with Dr. Scott Hutchins

Government officials in both the United States a...

Field Drawing in Natural Sciences with Bethann Garramon Merkle from 2021-01-01T04:45

“Drawn to natural history: Enhancing field courses with drawing and field journal instruction” with Bethann Garramon Merkle.

Field drawing has long been used as a method of documentation ...

Holistic IPM with Dr. Thomas Green from 2020-12-18T04:45

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a system by which pests are controlled using informed decision-making techniques such as pest monitoring and pest thresholds, instead of regular, scheduled...

Pollen-Mediated Popcorn Gene Flow with Dr. Amit Jhala and Dr. Ethann Barnes from 2020-12-04T04:45

“Risk assessment of pollen-mediated gene flow from Ga1-m field corn to dent-sterile Ga1-s popcorn” with Dr. Amit Jhala and Dr. Ethann Barnes.

Popcorn accounts for a small portion of the c...

‘Butta-12’ Malting Barley with Lynn Gallagher and Ron Silberstein from 2020-11-20T04:45

“Registration of ‘Butta 12’, A Two-Row Malting Barley Adapted to the California Central Valley with Proven Floor-Malting Success and Craft Brewer Acceptance” with Lynn Gallagher and Ron Silberst...

Halloween Special: Locusts with Ellen Weatherford from 2020-10-31T03:45

Locusts are one of the most damaging agricultural pests in the world, causing problems since ancient times all the way up until today. This episode, we talk with Ellen Weatherford of the Just th...

Soil Health with 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Rattan Lal from 2020-10-16T03:45

The World Food Prize is awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to food and food security around the world. The brainchild of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, it was founded i...

Dr. Norman Borlaug with Julie Borlaug, Dr. Ronnie Coffman, and Dr. Ed Runge from 2020-10-02T03:30

Dr. Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who specialized in wheat breeding. Known as the Father of the Green Revolution, he helped other hunger fighters save hundreds of thousands of lives ...

Carrot Stress Tolerance and Wild Relative Breeding with Dr. Philipp Simon from 2020-09-18T03:30

“Tapping into Wild Carrot Diversity for New Sources of Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Strengthen Carrot Pre-Breeding in Bangladesh and Pakistan” with Dr. Philipp Simon.

Carrots are a diverse...

COVID-19, Agricultural Research, and Food Supply Chains with Dr. Gary Pierzynski from 2020-09-04T03:45

“Research and Funding in the Time of COVID‐19” with Dr. Gary Pierzynski.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption worldwide, with research projects, schools, grocery stores, and...

Sports Field and Athlete Interactions with Dr. Chase Straw from 2020-08-21T03:30

“A Review of Turfgrass Sports Field Variability and Its Implications on Athlete-Surface Interactions” with Dr. Chase Straw.

Sports scientists study how athletes perform during exercise an...

Wild Pig Impacts on Water Quality with Dr. John Brooks from 2020-07-17T12:47:17

“A preliminary investigation of wild pig (Sus scrofa ) impacts in water quality” with Dr. John Brooks.

Wild pigs are an invasive species that impact at least thirty-five states in the Uni...

2020 Blooper Reel from 2020-06-22T03:30

It’s our second birthday today, which means we’re releasing a second blooper reel. We are now also offering continuing education unit (CEU) quizzes for all past, full-length episodes. If you are...

Oyster Aquaculture with Chelsea Duball from 2020-06-19T03:30

“Impacts of Oyster Aquaculture on Subaqueous Soils and Infauna” with Chelsea Duball.

Oysters are praised as ecosystem engineers, not only for their filter feeding, which draws particulate...

Water Retention Products on Home Lawns with Vikram Baliga from 2020-05-15T03:30

“Evaluation of Water Retention Products to Conserve Urban Water Resources in Home Lawns” with Vikram Baliga.

Water retention products are designed to help turfgrasses conserve water. But ...

Oil Spill Remediation in North Dakota with Dr. Tom DeSutter and Sam Croat from 2020-04-17T03:30

“Crop Production on Heavily Disturbed Soils following Crude Oil Remediation” with Dr. Tom DeSutter and Sam Croat.

When an oil spill occurs on land, there are myriad ways to approach clean...

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill with Drs. John White and John Pardue from 2020-04-03T03:45

“Crude Oil Effects on Redox Status of Salt Marsh Soil in Louisiana” with Dr. John White. Also featuring Dr. John Pardue.

Ten years ago, on April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon oil platform e...

Top Ten Plants with Dr. Mary Meyer and Dr. Natalie Bumgarner from 2020-03-20T03:45

“Top 10 Plants: Increasing Awareness of Plants” with Dr. Mary Hockenberry Meyer and Dr. Natalie Bumgarner.

Plant blindness is the inability to “see” the plants around us, that is, to reco...

Plant Blindness in Children’s Art with Drs. Christina Hargiss and Paula Comeau, pt. 2 from 2020-03-04T04:55

“Analysis of Children's Drawings to Gain Insight into Plant Blindness” with Dr. Christina Hargiss and Dr. Paula Comeau

Plant blindness is a phenomenon that, despite its name, has nothing ...

Plant Blindness in Children’s Art with Drs. Christina Hargiss and Paula Comeau, pt. 1 from 2020-03-04T04:50

“Analysis of Children's Drawings to Gain Insight into Plant Blindness” with Dr. Christina Hargiss and Dr. Paula Comeau

Plant blindness is a phenomenon that, despite its name, has nothing ...

Nutrient Cycling in Organic Systems with Dr. Erin Silva from 2020-02-21T04:55

In North America, standards for soil health and fertility in organic systems are regulated at the federal level. But for those transitioning to organic farming, it can be difficult to know how t...

The Organic Systems Mindset with Tom Frantzen from 2020-02-21T04:55

Tom Frantzen has been in organic agriculture for thirty years with his wife Irene in Iowa. Join us and host Dr. Erin Silva for part three of our four part series on transitioning to organic farm...

Organic Basics and Business Operations with Anders Gurda and Paul Dietmann from 2020-02-21T04:55

The organic industry generates 50 billion dollar a year. But if you’re looking at transitioning into organic farming, where do you begin? Anders Gurda and Paul Dietmann work with organic farmers...

Organic Certifications with Harriet Behar from 2020-02-21T04:55

Episode Title: Organic Certifications with Harriet Behar

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Getting organically certified is one of the first and most important steps to...

Genome-Wide Association Studies in Apples with Dr. Zoë Migicovsky and Dr. Carsten Pedersen from 2020-01-17T04:55

“Genome-Wide Association Studies in Apple Reveal Loci for Aroma Volatiles, Sugar Composition, and Harvest Date” with Dr. Zoë Migicovsky, Dr. Carsten Pedersen

Apple breeding can take a lon...

Winter Phosphorus Release in Cover Crops with Dr. Merrin Macrae from 2019-12-20T04:45

“Winter Phosphorus Release from Cover Crops and Linkages with Runoff Chemistry” with Dr. Merrin Macrae

Cover crops can offer a variety of ecosystem services, including reducing soil erosi...

Methane, Hydrology, and Constructed Wetlands with Karla Jarecke and Dr. Terry Loecke from 2019-11-15T04:30

“Plant Species and Hydrology as Controls on Constructed Wetland Methane Fluxes” with Karla Jarecke and Dr. Terry Loecke

Wetlands are important ecosystems that provide many important servi...

What We Mean by Soil Health with Dr. Ryan Stewart from 2019-10-18T03:45

“What We Talk about When We Talk about Soil Health” with Dr. Ryan Stewart.

Soil health is an important topic for today’s scientists, but how do we quantify it, and when we talk about “hea...

350 Years of Phosphorus with Dr. Andrew Sharpley and Dr. Don Flaten from 2019-09-20T03:30

“Celebrating the 350th Anniversary of Phosphorus Discovery: A Conundrum of Deficiency and Excess” with Drs. Andrew Sharpley, Helen Jarvie, Don Flaten, and Peter Kleinman.

350 years ago, G...

Saturated Riparian Buffers with Dr. Morgan Davis and Dr. Tyler Groh from 2019-08-16T03:30

“Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Saturated Riparian Buffers: Are We Trading a Water Quality Problem for an Air Quality Problem?” with Dr. Morgan Davis and Dr. Tyler Groh.

Riparian buffers ar...

Tree Harvesting, Biomass Removal, and Soil Nutrient Reserves with Dr. Dave Morris from 2019-07-19T03:30

“Effects of Biomass Removal Levels on Soil Carbon and Nutrient Reserves in Conifer-Dominated, Coarse-Textured Sites in Northern Ontario: 20-Year Results” with Dr. Dave Morris

Forest harve...

Blooper Reel and Listener Survey from 2019-06-21T12:00

Happy birthday to us! In honor of our first birthday, we’ve put together a blooper reel. And to keep the good times rolling, we’ve developed a short, five minute survey to help us improve. Pleas...

High-Throughput Seed Phenotyping with James Clohessy from 2019-06-21T03:45

“A Low-Cost Automated System for High-Throughput Phenotyping of Single Oat Seeds” with James Clohessy.

A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine intentionally designed to complete a simple tas...

Vadose Zone Gas Migration and Leaking Wells with Olenka Forde from 2019-05-17T03:30

“Vadose Zone Gas Migration and Surface Effluxes after a Controlled Natural Gas Release into an Unconfined Shallow Aquifer” with Olenka Forde.

Olenka Forde thinks a lot about a world that ...

Turfgrass Colorants with Drew Pinnix from 2019-04-19T04:00

“Color, Transfer, and Application Parameters of Turfgrass Colorants” with Garland (Drew) Pinnix.

In kindergarten, we’re taught that colors can be one of seven colors of the rainbow. Later...

Hydrological Observatories with Dr. Heye Bogena from 2019-03-15T04:55:01

“Toward Better Understanding of Terrestrial Processes through Long-Term Hydrological Observatories” with Dr. Heye Bogena.

Hydrology, put plainly, is the study of water: how it moves, wher...

Precision and Sustainable Agriculture with Dr. David Clay from 2019-02-15T05:55:04

Precision Agriculture Basics with Dr. David Clay

Dr. David Clay, along with the precision agriculture community, are working like codebreakers to crack the secret to more efficie...

The OSU Hand Planter with Dr. Bill Raun from 2019-01-18T05:45:04

“Hand Planter for the Developing World: Factor Testing and Refinement” with Dr. Bill Raun

Across Central America, South America, and Africa, there are thousands of acres of land with slop...

Sediment and the Health of the Great Barrier Reef with Dr. Peter Hairsine from 2018-12-21T06:05:04

“Review: Sediment-Related Controls on the Health of the Great Barrier Reef” with Dr. Peter Hairsine.

In 2016, a catastrophic bleaching event killed off around 30% of the Great Barrier Ree...

Stacking Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance with Dr. Brian Diers from 2018-11-16T05:30:02

“Pyramiding of Alleles from Multiple Sources Increases the Resistance of Soybean to Highly Virulent Soybean Cyst Nematode Isolates” with Dr. Brian Diers.

One of a farmer’s greatest enemie...

Wildland Fire, Mercury, and Perch with Dr. Randy Kolka and Trent Wickman from 2018-10-19T04:45:04

“Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Mercury Unaffected by Wildland Fires in Northern Minnesota” with Dr. Randy Kolka and Trent Wickman.

We often hear of the dangers of mercury to pregnant wo...

Crop Wild Relatives Week with Dr. Stephanie Greene from 2018-09-21T04:00:02

“An Inventory of Crop Wild Relatives of the United States” with Dr. Stephanie Greene.

Crop Wild Relatives week is September 22 – 29, 2018!

Crops are vital to feeding an expanding w...

The Farm Bill with Dr. Julie McClure and Dr. Elizabeth Stulberg from 2018-09-07T01:00

The Farm Bill with Dr. Julie McClure and Dr. Elizabeth Stulberg

If you have ever eaten food in the United States, you’ve been impacted by The Farm Bill, a mega-bill that is due for renewa...

Climate Change and Simulated Canola Yields with Dr. Budong Qian from 2018-08-17T04:55:04

“Simulated Canola Yield Responses to Climate Change and Adaptation in Canada” with Dr. Budong Qian.

Canada really cares about the future of canola. It has surpassed spring wheat as the do...

Insect Pollinators and Confection Sunflowers with Dr. Rachel Mallinger from 2018-07-19T17:00

“Benefits of Insect Pollination to Confection Sunflowers Differ Across Plant Genotypes” with Dr. Rachel Mallinger.

Sunflowers are a hallmark of an American summer. They’re grown for beaut...

Artificial Sweeteners Underground with Dr. John Spoelstra from 2018-06-13T18:01:11

“Artificial Sweeteners Reveal Septic System Effluent in Rural Groundwater” with Dr. John Spoelstra.

Dr. John Spoelstra is something like a wastewater detective. If there is secret wastewa...

Iron Layers in Golf Course Soils with Glen Obear from 2018-06-13T17:27:47

Rapid soil formation in engineered soils, as highlighted in the article “Soil Evolution Par for the Golf Course” with Glen Obear.

Not all of us who go golfing think about what is happenin...

Blue Carbon in Mangrove Forests with Dr. Gabriel Nuto Nóbrega from 2018-06-13T17:14:53

“Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (Vis-Nir-Swir) as a Promising Tool for Blue Carbon Quantification in Mangrove Soils: A Case of Study in Tropical Semiarid Climatic Conditions” with Dr. Gabriel ...

Antibiotic Resistance in Nebraskan Soils with Dr. Lisa Durso from 2018-06-13T16:56:29

“Assessment of Selected Antibiotic Resistances in Ungrazed Native Nebraska Prairie Soils” with Dr. Lisa Durso.

Antibiotic resistance has revealed itself as one of the great public health ...

Cover Crop Cocktails with Dr. Ebony Murrell and Dr. Mac Burgess from 2018-06-13T16:25:51

“Achieving Diverse Cover Crop Mixtures: Effects of Planting Date and Seeding Rate” with Dr. Ebony Murrell and Dr. Mac Burgess

In fall, organic farmers across the country will start spread...