In this edition of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café features Dr. Anna Paltseva who explores the hidden risks of soil contamination in urban environments, focusing on heavy metal pollution, its sources, and its impact onRead More…
In this edition of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café we hear from Scott Satterthwaite with the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment, Candy Thomas with NRCS, and Brian Rast with the US Army CorpsRead More…
In this edition of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café we hear from Ann Johanns on the Iowa State University Economics of Cover Crops Decision Tool. The webinar provides an overview of the decision tool inputsRead More…
In this edition of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café we hear from Alyssa Hall, Ph.D. student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as she shares her results studying the impact of integrating grazing livestock into cropping systemsRead More…
n this edition of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café we hear from Brian Dougherty with Understanding Ag, who discusses biological approaches to nutrient management and improving water quality. This webinar was originally broadcasted November 20, 2024.
Read More... While many of us have been drought-free this spring and early summer, the summer heat and dry conditions have led to the return of drought, particularly across portions of the Ohio River Basin. Parts of Ohio are now seeing the worst drought since 1988 and parts of Great Plains are in multi-year droughts. This webinar is a collaboration of The Current Webinar Series and the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café and featured professionals in Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio discussing how producers in their state are preparing and adapting to drought, whether they are currently facing dry conditions or not. This webinar was originally broadcasted October 17, 2024.
Read More... This Digital Café features Lee Briese, an independent crop consultant, who has scouted over 1.25 million crop acres weekly. In this session, Lee provides invaluable insights on how growers can begin implementing minimal tillage or no-till practices, cover crops, and intercropping while keeping their risks low. This webinar was originally broadcasted August 21, 2024.
Read More... Conservation management brings soil to life. Measuring these changes in soil life can be simple and yet robust as indicators of key soil functions. This Digital Café featured Alan Franzluebbers, Ecologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, who described how soil-test biological activity can indicate improved soil health. This webinar was originally broadcasted July 17, 2024.
Read More... In this Digital Café, Randy Zogbaum, Soil Health Specialist for DATCP, discusses Wisconsin’s growing Producer-Led Watershed program and DATCP’s soil health programming. This webinar was originally broadcasted May 15, 2024.
Read More... Improved soil health provides several benefits to crops and water quality. However, there are limitations and as a result, some misconceptions exist. This presentation features Chad Penn, Research Soil Scientist at USDA-ARS and Adjunct Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, who addresses how improved soil health impacts soil fertility and nutrient transport, as well as dispelling common myths.This presentation was originally broadcast on April 17, 2024.
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