Field, Lab, Earth

“Soil degradation and crop yield declines persist 5 years after pipeline installations” with Theresa Brehm.

Underground pipeline installations are crucial for energy supply, helping to meet rising demand. However, these installations can significantly impact agricultural lands due to soil excavation, heavy machinery use, and resulting soil disturbances. Although companies typically offer support to farmers for up to five years, claiming that soil health and productivity are restored within that period, many farmers report ongoing issues with soil degradation and reduced crop yields. This highlights the need to evaluate the true impact of pipeline installations on soil health and crop productivity and to assess the effectiveness of remediation efforts in restoring soil vitality. In this episode, Theresa Brehm shares insights from her research on assessing the impacts of pipeline installations on soil health and agricultural productivity in Ohio state, along with insights from farmers' experiences.

Tune in to learn:

·        What are the impacts of underground pipeline installations on soil health and crop productivity?

·        How are farmers compensated for their losses?

·        How do pipeline installations affect soil texture, porosity, and crop yields?

·        How effective are company-led land remediation efforts in restoring soil health and productivity?

·        What are the long-term challenges of restoring soil health after pipeline installations?

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20506

This paper is always freely available.

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If you would like to reach out to Theresa Brehm, you can find her here: [email protected]

If you would like to reach out to Amanda Duim Ferreira from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here: [email protected]

Resources

CEU Quiz: Coming soon

Transcripts: Coming soon

Evaluation of Pipeline Installation on Crop Productivity in Ohio: https://soilfertility.osu.edu/https%3A/soilfertility.osu.edu/node/170/evaluation-pipeline-installation-crop-productivity-ohio

“Pipeline installation effects on soils and plants: A review and quantitative synthesis” published in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment: https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20312

Summary of Landowner Experience Survey: https://soilfertility.osu.edu/sites/soilf/files/imce/Research/Landowner%20Pipeline%20Experiences.pdf

“How Pipeline Installations Impact Agricultural Fields and Landowners” published in Crops & Soils: https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20338

Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for regular help with the shownotes and other assets. Thank you to Cole Shalk from 12twelve Media for the Audio Processing on today's episode.

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

“Invasive sorghum aphid: A decade of research on deciphering plant resistance mechanisms and novel approaches in breeding for sorghum resistance to aphids” with Drs. Somashekhar Punnuri, Karen Harris-Shultz, Joseph Knoll, and Xinzhi Ni.

Sorghum is an important crop in the United States, grown for grain, forage and bioenergy purposes. However, its production is facing several challenges due to abiotic and biotic factors, with aphids emerging as a significant pest in last decade. Once considered a minor pest, sorghum aphids have become a major threat to sorghum cultivation due to susceptible varieties and insufficient pest management strategies. In this episode, Dr. Somashekhar Punnuri, an associate professor from Fort Valley State University; Drs. Karen Harris-Shultz and Joesph Knoll, research geneticists with USDA ARS; and Dr. Xinzhi Ni, a research entomologist from USDA ARS, share their insights on current research efforts and new methods to combat sorghum aphids.

Tune in to learn more about:

·         What characteristics sorghum aphids have

·         How sorghum aphids reproduce

·         What resistance mechanisms sorghum has

·         What the current efforts are in breeding aphid resistant sorghum varieties

·         What the challenges are in aphid management in sorghum

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21301

This paper is always freely available.

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If you would like to reach out to Som, you can contact him here: [email protected] https://ag.fvsu.edu/members/profile/view/63

If you would like to reach out to Karen, you can contact her here: [email protected] https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person?person-id=43959

If you would like to reach out to Joe, you can contact him here: [email protected]https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person?person-id=48564

If you would like to reach out to Xinzhi, you can contact him here: [email protected] https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person?person-id=35259

If you would like to reach out to Sarah Chu from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here: [email protected] X: https://x.com/weedysarahchu

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7bDF51FF70-9397-EF11-8A6A-000D3A350361%7d 

Transcripts: Coming soon

Sorghum Checkoff: https://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/our-farmers/insects-weeds-diseases/insect-control/sugarcane-aphid/

“Biological and genetic features of introduced aphid populations in agroecosystems” published in Current Opinion in Insect Science: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.01.004  

Sorghum aphid reporting tool: https://www.myfields.info/

Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for regular help with the shownotes and other assets. Thank you to Cole Shalk from 12twelve Media for the Audio Processing on today's episode.

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“Upscaling soil moisture from point scale to field scale: towards a general model” with Dr. Tyson Ochsner

Field scale soil moisture measurements can be difficult to attain. Point scale data can be too small to give field scale advice, and data gathered from satellites often lack important specificity. In this episode, Tyson joins me to discuss a new method to upscale point data into field scale soil moisture estimates.

Tune in to learn:

·         Why field-scale measurements are important for both grower and researcher needs, yet are difficult to obtain

·         What are the differences between fast, thermal, and epithermal neutrons

·         How measuring epithermal neutrons  can correlate with soil moisture

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If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20244

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Tyson, you can find him here: [email protected]

If you would like to reach out to Jasia Jannat from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasia-jannat-06124a124/  

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b3FFBDD50-9C8C-EF11-AC20-0022480C3B17%7d 

Transcripts: Coming soon

OK State Soil Moisture Map: http://soilmoisture.okstate.edu/

Rain or Shine book: https://open.library.okstate.edu/rainorshine/

OK State University Soil Physics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@okstate_soil_physics

CoCoRahs Citizen Science project: https://www.cocorahs.org/

EA Consumables is the exclusive US distributor of organic elemental analysis products by UK laboratory supplies manufacturer, Elemental Microanalysis. Visit the EA Consumables website for high quality elemental analysis consumable supplies that offer performance you can trust.

Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for regular help with the shownotes and other assets. Thank you to Cole Shalk from 12twelve Media for the Audio Processing on today's episode.

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

“Mixing things up! Identifying early diversity benefits and facilitating the development of improved variety mixtures with high throughput field phenotyping” with Flavian Tschurr and Corina Oppliger.

With increasing yield instability in monocropping systems due to diseases, pests or climatic factors, crop diversification is a potential strategy to improve crop performance and yield stability. However, crop diversification can present challenges in agronomic management and operations. One promising approach to crop diversification is using multiple varieties of one crop rather than multiple species. However, challenges remain in selecting suitable crop varieties and determining their optimum mixture rates. In this episode, graduate students Flavian Tschurr and Corina Oppliger share their insights on using image-based high-throughput phenotyping to optimize crop variety mixtures.

Tune in to learn:

·         What is a crop variety mixture?

·         What are the benefits of crop variety mixture?

·         What is the use of high throughput phenotyping in crop improvement?

·         What is crop over-yielding?

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20090

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Flavian Tschurr, you can find him here: [email protected]

If you would like to reach out to Corina Oppliger, you can find her here: c[email protected]

If you would like to reach out to Fiona Todd from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here: [email protected]

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7bDDE42A24-8B81-EF11-AC21-000D3A3B1B33%7d

Transcripts: Coming soon

ETH Zurich, Institute for Agricultural Sciences: https://kp.ethz.ch/

ETH Zurich Mastadon: https://scicomm.xyz/@crop_science_eth

ETH Zurich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crop.science.eth/

Field phenotyping platform- https://kp.ethz.ch/infrastructure/FIP.html

Research paper on crop variety mixture - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01497-x

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“The effects of different biochar-dairy manure co-composts on soil moisture and nutrients retention, greenhouse gas emissions, and tomato productivity; observations from a soil column experiment” with Dr. Touyee Thao.

Increasing food production needs can sometimes put a strain on the environment. Waste from crop and animal production can exacerbate this problem. But, when waste can be turned into a benefit, we can move closer to a world where both can thrive. In this episode, Touyee joins me to discuss how turning waste products into beneficial materials like biochar and compost can help move the needle in the right direction.

Tune in to learn:

·        How orchard waste can be transformed into soil amendment.

·        What ratios work best when adding biochar and dairy manure amendments.

·        Which amendments have the best impacts on greenhouse gas emissions

·        How these amendments impact soil health.

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20408

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Touyee, you can find him here: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/touyee-thao-phd-54a158117

If you would like to reach out to Kailey Miller from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here: [email protected] Twitter: https://x.com/kaileymiller03

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7bC14B78FB-0F75-EF11-A671-002248090E3E%7d 

Transcripts: Coming soon

Link to Stage 1 (Biochar-Manure Co-compost Lab Incubation) https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13121

Link to full Dissertation. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/62x2w3gs  

Sponsored by METER Group. METER sensors deliver real-time plant, soil, and atmospheric data that fuels environmental research. Listen to METER Group’s podcast We Measure the World to hear how innovative researchers are leveraging environmental data to make our world a better place—and a more sustainable place—at www.metergroup.com/fieldlabearth.

Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the shownotes and other assets. Thank you to Cole Shalk from 12twelve Media for the Audio Processing on today's episode.

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

“Shallow water habitat management influences soil CO2 efflux from agricultural fields in the Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB), USA” with Amitava Chatterjee.

The Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) serves as a critical stopover habitat for migratory birds traveling between Canada and Central and South America, presenting both challenges and opportunities for habitat conservation. To support these birds, farmers in the region flood agricultural fields in the winter, creating temporary wetlands that provide habitat and essential food sources. This practice has increased bird stopovers but raises concerns about soil health, as flooding can alter soil properties. In this episode, Dr. Amitava Chatterjee shares his insights on research related to the effects of flooding on soil properties in agricultural lands in the LMRB and how it contributes to maintaining sustainable stopover habitats for migratory birds.

Tune in to learn:

·         What migratory bird stopovers are

·         How flooding of agricultural lands helps migratory birds

·         How flooding of agricultural land affects soil health

·         How flooding affects soil microbial activity

·         What are the long-term impacts of agricultural land flooding

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20365

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Amitava Chatterjee, you can find him here: [email protected] https://www.ars.usda.gov/midwest-area/ames/nlae/people/amitava-chatterjee/

If you would like to reach out to Sourajit Dey from our Student Spotlight, you can find him here: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/sourajit-dey-100208215

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b4E7B4200-A859-EF11-A316-6045BD029381%7d 

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/cTaB7JIZ2cH1QqtVLw5JjYvca7I8sqlKOZGVC9CenIfIxy2o7zVbfXSM16t-ROCHR2T8yeGfZrOLtgLBFV5FDOfDXUw?loadFrom=SharedLink 

“Flooding Fields May Be a Win-Win For Farmers and Birds in the Mississippi Delta” article: https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/flooding-fields-may-be-win-win-farmers-and-birds-mississippi-delta

“Flooding Fields in the Mississippi Delta Helps Crop Yields—and Shorebirds” article: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/flooding-fields-in-the-mississippi-delta-helps-crop-yields-and-shorebirds/#

“Soil carbon mineralization, enzyme activities, and crop residue decomposition under varying soil moisture regime” article in Soil Science Society of America Journal: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20601

https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/18529.wba                           

Conservation Incentive Program: Winter-Flooded Rice Fields for Waterfowl Habitat: https://youtu.be/yzOFy0weIx0?si=QoTRQHwHdwF5ZGo9

MDWFP Waterfowl Program - Mississippi Land Conservation Assistance Network: https://www.mississippilandcan.org/local-resources/MDWFP-Waterfowl-Program/20187

https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/waterfowl-program.aspx

https://www.ars.usda.gov/midwest-area/ames/nlae/

Thank you to Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the shownotes and other assets.

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

“Leaf mold compost for better soil and crop health” with Kyle Richardville

Growing vegetables in urban gardens is becoming a popular and ever more important option for supporting families with nutritious and healthy produce. However, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides can cause negative impacts on soil, crop, and human health. To reduce these negative impacts, there is a growing interest in using biologicals and compost manure for crop production. This episode, Kyle Richardville, agronomist and regenerative agriculture consultant at “Understanding Ag,” shares his insights on the importance of a compost made from tree leaves and fungi—leaf mold compost—and how it impacts soil microbial communities, soil physical properties, and overall crop production.

Tune in to learn:

·         What are biologicals and compost manure?

·         What is Trichoderma and how does it help in agriculture?

·         How do mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants?

·         How does compost manure increase soil and crop health?

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20022

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Kyle Richardville, you can find him here [email protected]   https://understandingag.com/team/kyle-richardville/

If you would like to reach out to Udit Debangshi, you can find him here: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udit-debangshi-703623207

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b6F517EBF-754E-EF11-A317-0022480462A4%7d 

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/RfBbxJY4TGtLQKntBYbFAfBJAuFXs_XrgSeIu8t9UABk0ZbgCJGEYhPW16TvZ2Dfgod-jzt8ERNAsjPO9zHV5vJeRck?loadFrom=SharedLink

Understanding Ag: https://understandingag.com/

Additional Resources from Kyle’s Blog: https://groundedregenerativeblog.com/additional-resources/

Teaming with Fungi book: https://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Fungi-Organic-Mycorrhizae-Gardeners/dp/1604697296

Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the shownotes and other assets.

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“Efficacy of novel water-absorbing polymer amended soil for improving drought resilience of Solanum lycopersicum” with Dr. Sanandam Bordoloi.

Drought can be a major problem for tomatoes, particularly in changing climates. Water-absorbant polymers can help water stay in the soil to help tomatoes thrive, but costs can make it hard for farmers to use them. In this episode, Sanandam joins me to discuss his research into developing more affordable, effective water-absorbant polymers from the waste material fly ash.

Tune in to learn:

·        What a WAP is

·        What ratios of WAPs were tested

·        What other materials might be useful for WAP production

·        How a WAP is like a chia seed

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20480

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Sanandam, you can find him here: [email protected] https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/sanandam-bordoloi https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanandam-bordoloi-b7ab99294/ https://twitter.com/iamsanandam

If you would like to reach out to Michael Rabe from our Student Spotlight, you can find him here: [email protected] Twitter: www.twitter.com/rabemich Instagram: www.instagram.com/romechild

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b20346A38-9734-EF11-840A-002248090E3E%7d 

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/RfoMEzkXCdnsR7rcmvdIQ-gbiUBycxalor6Z-xFeNo-7mBTr7UUunOas7XoxGaWmOQp8jVNvov79hZPuCY8YgGiQZ9s?loadFrom=SharedLink

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Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the certified crop adviser quiz.

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“Can we simultaneously decontaminate and cultivate? An urban cherry tomato story” with Marie-Anne Viau and Dr. Adrian Paul

Contamination of various kinds can make it difficult to ensure healthy and safe food crops in urban agriculture. Phytoremediation is a strategy where we may be able to use plants’ incredible natural abilities to help with this problem. This episode, Marie-Anne and Adrian join me to discuss harnessing phytoremediation to help clean soils for tomato crops.

Tune in to learn:

·        How phytoremediation works

·        How researchers process contaminated plant material

·        Whether phytoremediation can help boost soil health and yields

·        How phytoremediation compares to other phytoremediation methods

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20051

This paper is always freely available.

Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Marie-Anne, you can find her here: [email protected]  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marie-Anne-Viau

If you would like to reach out to Adrian, you can find him here: [email protected] 

If you would like to reach out to Charanpreet Kaur from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here: [email protected] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charanpreet-kaur-dhiman Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Cpk_Dhiman

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b3C0FB739-3B24-EF11-840A-000D3A37CD5C%7d 

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/FQ_1GJJOxhareqg61_gneDKAlS_TJH6X9rTcwz4TH_Rg92t-q_J6qkO_FYzxWZYK6Av9vFe0qOJbXgZZo1-Dbdx9kTE?loadFrom=SharedLink 

The Potential for Urban Agriculture in New York City: growing capacity, food security & green infrastructure: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268516292_The_Potential_for_Urban_Agriculture_in_New_York_City_growing_capacity_food_security_green_infrastructure

Carrot City: Creating Places for Urban Agriculture: https://www.torontomu.ca/carrotcity/book.html

Articles mentioned by Adrian:

“Beyond Cleansing: Ecosystem Services Related to Phytoremediation” article: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/5/1031

“Reclamation of urban brownfields through phytoremediation: Implications for building sustainable and resilient towns” article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1618866721003915

Coverage on research presented in English:

“Montreal researchers use willows to decontaminate polluted soil, groundwater” article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-researchers-use-willows-to-decontaminate-polluted-soil-groundwater-1.4672233

“Researchers are using plants to tackle urban pollution” article: https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/researchers-are-using-plants-to-tackle-urban-pollution/

“Where there's a willow, there's a way: City using saplings to decontaminate land” news story: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/where-there-s-a-willow-there-s-a-way-city-using-saplings-to-decontaminate-land-1.3947252

Research leader Michel Labrecque’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelPhyto

Plant Biology Research Institute Twitter: https://twitter.com/IRBV_Montreal

Website for research leader Michel Labrecque: https://irbv.umontreal.ca/le-personnel/michel-labrecque/

Urban Agriculture program at Collège Ahuntsic (French): https://www.collegeahuntsic.qc.ca/programmes-dec/techniques/agriculture-urbaine

Cultive ta Ville Montreal (French): https://cultivetaville.com/fr/cartes/montreal

Correction

Adrian mentions a plant with up to 25% of Ni, but it is 25% of Ni in the latex, not the sap. More information can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45398434

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