All posts by Leslie Johnson

22Nov/21

Can We Quantify Soil Biological Activity Without a Lab?

November 22, 2021Manure, Soil Health2021, animal manure management, carbon degradation, digital cafe, extension, farmers, manure, manure and soil health, manure application, manure benefits, nebraska, on-farm research, organic matter, research, science, soil, soil amendments, soil health webinars, soil your undies, state of the scienceLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Dr. Amy Schmidt and Karla Melgar from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln present “Can We Quantify Soil Biological Activity Without a Lab?”. This presentation was originally broadcast on November 17, 2021.

20Oct/21

Soil Carbon Storage in Agricultural Fields

October 20, 2021Soil Health2021, digital cafe, farming, manure and soil health, research, science, soil, soil health, soil health webinar, soils, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Alexandra (Sasha) Kravchenko, Professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University presents ” Soil Carbon Storage in Agricultural Fields”. This presentation was originally broadcast on October 20, 2021.

23Aug/21

Do soil health tests match farmers’ experience?

August 23, 2021Soil Healthdigital cafe, soil health, soil health testing, soil health webinar, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Brendan O’Neill of University of Michigan presents “Do soil health tests match farmers’ experience?”. This presentation was originally broadcast on August 18, 2021.

21Jul/21

Solar Corridors for Soil Health

July 21, 2021Soil Health2021, agriculture, alternative practices, crop spacing, crops, digital cafe, farmers, farming, Joel Gruver, organic farming, organic systems, science, soil, soil health webinar, soils, solar corridors, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Joel Gruver of Western Illinois University presents “Solar Corridors for Soil Health”. This presentation was originally broadcast on July 21, 2021.

16Jun/21

Teaching Soil Health from a Soil Pit

June 16, 2021Soil Health2021, Deann Presley, digital cafe, soil, soil health webinar, soil pit, soils, teaching methods, webinarsLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Deann Presley of Kansas State University presents “Teaching Soil Health from a Soil Pit”. This presentation was originally broadcast on June 16, 2021.

21May/21

Pathway to Resilient Soils to Achieve Optimum Productivity and Environmental Quality

May 21, 2021Soil Healthdigital cafe, Jerry Hatfield, soil health webinar, soil resilience, soils, USDA ARS, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Jerry Hatfield, retired USDA-ARS Plant Physiologist/Laboratory Director, presents “Pathway to Resilient Soils to Achieve Optimum Productivity and Environmental Quality”. This presentation was originally broadcast on May 19, 2021.

21Apr/21

Ag Policy and How it Impacts Soil Health Practice Adoption

April 21, 2021Soil Health2021, agriculture, cover crops, crops, digital cafe, farmers, farming, policy, soil, soil health webinar, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Lara Bryant from the Natural Resources Defense Council, presents “Ag Policy and How it Impacts Soil Health Practice Adoption”. This presentation was originally broadcast on April 21, 2021.

24Mar/21

Evaluating soil health and soil carbon dynamics in Midwestern cropping systems

March 24, 2021Manure2021, agregates, agriculture, digital cafe, farmers, farming, Iowa, research, science, soil health, soil health webinar, soil testing, soils, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Brian Dougherty of Iowa State University, presents “Evaluating soil health and soil carbon dynamics in Midwestern cropping systems”. This presentation was originally broadcast on March 24, 2021.

24Feb/21

Soil Health for Nebraska Wealth: What the Nebraska Healthy Soils Task Force is doing to help farmers

February 24, 2021Soil Health2021, agriculture, cover crops, farmers, farming, nebraska, soil health, soil health webinar, soil health webinars, soils, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed, presents “Soil Health for Nebraska Wealth: What the Nebraska Healthy Soils Task Force is doing to help farmers”. This presentation was originally broadcast on February 24, 2021.

10Feb/21

Second Annual Panhandle Soil Health Workshop set for March 5

February 10, 2021Soil Health2021, cover crops, extension, farmers, farming, nebraska, no-till, soil health, soil health conference, tillageLeslie Johnson

The second annual Panhandle Soil Health Workshop sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center will be an online event for ag producers, consultants, and others in the region. The workshop will take place on March 5 from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on the Zoom cloud meeting platform. Registration is needed and can be done online.