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Soil Health Principles in Iowa with Dr. Marshall McDaniel and Hillary Olson
"Putting the Soil Health Principles to the Test in Iowa, USA" with Dr. Marshall McDaniel and Hillary Olson Soil health principles can help guide farmers in best practices for long term soil health…
Connections April 2026, Science Policy Updates with Michael Torrey and Julie McClure
Michael Torrey and Julie McClure of Torrey Advisory Group join Society CEO Jim Cudahy to discuss the impacts of the current administration on the Societies' sciences, the Farm Bill, and how our…
Wild Bee Sunflower Nectar Preferences with Dr. Jarrad Prasifka
"Wild bee visitation unaffected by disparate nectar phenotypes in a sunflower inbred line population" with Dr. Jarrad Prasifka. Bees are important pollinators for sunflowers. But, just like humans,…
Living Mulches in Organic Corn with Ben Brockmueller
"Mechanical management strategies improve corn production in organically managed living mulch systems" with Ben Brockmueller. Organic farming is a rich and rewarding challenge for farmers, but…
Connections February 2026, A Life in Viticulture with Dr. Paul Skinner
Dr. Paul Skinner discusses his career in viticulture and his time as a member of the Soil Science Society of America. Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you…
Sorgoleone with Drs. Sakiko Okumoto, Bill Rooney, and Guntur Subbarao
"Synthesis, function, and genetic variation of sorgoleone, the major biological nitrification inhibitor in sorghum" with Drs. Sakiko Okumoto, Bill Rooney, and Guntur Subbarao When we fertilize our…
Connections, January 2026 with Drs. Wade Thomason, Felix Fritschi, and Aaron Daigh
We're trying something a little bit different. In addition to our regular episodes with Abby, we'll be adding a monthly bonus episode with Jim Cudahy, the CEO of the Societies. In this first episode,…
Rescuing Potato from Buckwheat Volunteers with Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill
"The critical period of cover crop management: A framework for maximizing biomass potential and minimizing volunteers with buckwheat" with Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill Buckwheat can be a powerful…
Optimizing Genomic Selection in Strawberry with Dr. Joshua Sleper
"Within-family genomic selection in strawberry: optimization of marker density, trial design, and training set composition" with Dr. Joshua Sleper If plant breeding were a poker game, you'd have to…
Giant Ragweed Suppression with Guilherme Chudzik and Dr. Rodrigo Werle
"Cereal Rye Biomass Effects on Giant Ragweed Suppression Inform Management Decisions" with Guilherme Chudzik and Rodrigo Werle. For farmers in the Midwest, giant ragweed can be a giant problem. In…
Halloween Special: Spring Dead Spot with Dr. Wendell Hutchens
"Fifteen years of findings: Advancements in spring dead spot research from 2009 to 2024" with Dr. Wendell Hutchens Spring dead spot is a disease that lies in wait before going after your turfgrasses,…
Genomic Selection with Dr. Jianming Yu
"Genomic Selection: Essence, Applications, and Prospects" with Dr. Jianming Yu Genomic Selection is a plant breeding innovation that aims to speed plant breeding by using predictions from a training…
The Nitrogen Value of Cover Crops with Dr. Guillermo Marcillo
"The Nitrogen Value of Cover Crops" with Dr. Guillermo Marcillo. Cover crops are known for their ability to provide economic and ecosystem services to farmers, including, for example, impacting soil…
Compost Organic Matter in a Snap with Dr. David C. Weindorf
"Toward sustainable compost use: Prediction of organic matter via smartphone image analysis" with Dr. David C. Weindorf Compost needs to be regularly tested to ensure labels regarding organic matter,…
Cover Crops and the Transition to Organic with Nick Boogades
"Early impacts of cover crop selection on soil biological parameters during a transition to organic agriculture" with Nick Boodages. Incorporating cover crops is an important step in the transition…
Soybean Seed Protein Decline with Dr. Anuj Chiluwal
"United States soybean seed protein concentrations – current status, challenges and some potential crop management solutions" with Dr. Anuj Chiluwal. Soybeans are a crucial crop in the United States…
Precision Turfgrass Management with Dr. Briana Wyatt and Dallas Williams
"Using electromagnetic induction to inform precision turfgrass management strategies in sand-capped golf course fairways" with Dr. Briana Wyatt and Dallas Williams Golf courses are well known for…
The Soil Health Cycle with Dr. Bijesh Maharjan
"Soil Health Cycle" with Dr. Bijesh Maharjan Researchers, advisers, and farmers alike know that soil health is important, but taking steps forward in the knowledge of which practices to use and their…
Speed Breeding to Combat Wheat Disease with Drs. Nidhi Rawat and Vijay Tiwari
"Evaluation of speed breeding conditions for accelerating Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol screening in wheat" with Nidhi Rawat and Vivek Tiwari. Fusarium head blight (FHB), also known as…
Economics of Autonomous Strip-Cropping with Professor James Lowenberg-DeBoer
"Economics of strip cropping with autonomous machines" with James Lowenberg-DeBoer. With the growing global population, the demand for food continues to rise. However, increasing food production…
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