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In a world where input costs are rising and soil health is rightly being championed, building soil biology is a very practical way to reduce fertigation and improve soil structure and carbon capacity. Read more▶️ https://bit.ly/3xR2JFI

New CLUE research suggests that you can limit nitrogen leaching from many kinds of home lawns, whether all turf or more pollinator-friendly mixed lawns, by following best management practices and avoiding all-mulched areas without plants. It's the plants' roots that take up the nitrogen coming from the soil, the breakdown of mulch, and other sources of nitrogen from the environment. "Nitrogen leaching and groundwater recharge of alternative lawn conversions in subtropical climates," by P. Agustin Boeri, J. Bryan Unruh, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Ann R. S. Blount, Marco Schiavon, Alexander J. Reisinger, Basil V. Iannone III, was published October 16 in Crop Science. https://lnkd.in/e6ckpsEm

⏯️ Did you miss the June 27 webinar: Soil biological health is dependent on soil properties and management? We've got you covered and the recording is live on YouTube link: https://ow.ly/3h3C50SBL5C #SoilHealth #WebinarRecording #SoilScience

⏯️ Did you miss the June 27 webinar: Soil biological health is dependent on soil properties and management? We've got you covered and the recording is live on YouTube link: https://ow.ly/3h3C50SBL5C #SoilHealth #WebinarRecording #SoilScience

Congratulations to CABBI Director Andrew Leakey, Head of the Department of Plant Biology in the School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois, who received the Charles F. Kettering Award from American Society of Plant Biologists! The award recognizes excellence in the field of #photosynthesis. Leakey's research focuses on plant water use efficiency, photosynthesis, and respiration; plant responses in natural and agricultural ecosystems to global environmental change; and adaptation of food and fuel crops to climate change, especially drought. For CABBI, he focuses on water-use efficiency in C4 grasses, to help make them more sustainable and resilient to climate stresses; and high-throughput phenotyping to help measure plant traits at large scales. #bioenergy #biofuels https://lnkd.in/gC2gkamw

One day left to register! Would you recognize bad soil moisture data if you had it? Knowing what to look for and the key steps to take to prevent later problems is the difference between accuracy and estimation. In this 30-minute webinar, METER’s soil moisture sensor product manager and ecology and plant physiology specialist, Chris Chambers, will break down the largest contributors to degradation in data. Discussed in this webinar: -The impacts of an inaccurate or unreliable sensor -How incorrect installation can invalidate all data -How to preempt installation issues before they occur -How to minimize the possibility of preferential flow -What METER is doing to help you get the most accurate data possible Register at this link: https://lnkd.in/gt5Cm27P #webinar #soil #soilmoisture #data

Would you recognize bad soil moisture data if you had it? Knowing what to look for and the key steps to take to prevent later problems is the difference between accuracy and estimation. In this 30-minute webinar, METER’s soil moisture sensor product manager and ecology and plant physiology specialist, Chris Chambers, will break down the largest contributors to degradation in data. Discussed in this webinar: -The impacts of an inaccurate or unreliable sensor -How incorrect installation can invalidate all data -How to preempt installation issues before they occur -How to minimize the possibility of preferential flow -What METER is doing to help you get the most accurate data possible Register at this link: https://lnkd.in/gt5Cm27P #webinar #soil #soilmoisture #data

Compacted soils devastate Soil Biology and can kill trees and hedges. This is because rainfall no longer percolates down and the roots cannot undertake their gaseous exchange. With the latest Vogt Soil Probes, Ruskins can apply pressurised air at depths of up to 1.75m, creating fissures up to the surface. These are filled with a natural product (Terramol) to keep them open. We also add a zeolite (micro porous habitat for microbes) with x9 of the best Mycorrhizal Fungi and x16 optimal Soil Bacteria strains. The health of a tree is dependent on its relationship with Soil Biology, so once the soil has better structure we focus on ensuring the Soil Food Web is present. Take a look at our specialist team in action🌳👇 #soilbiology #decompaction #aeration #soilhealth #carbonstorage

May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity. Plant native plant species. There are local suppliers of native plants to buy. Here are some: https://lnkd.in/eXv45xiE Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ex5t2bdw #BiodiversityDay

💡 Did you know that nematodes are little worms highly abundant in forests, grasslands, and agricultural soils? In fact, they are among the most numerous soil organisms, with densities reaching up to 3 to 4 million per square meter. 🪱 Nematodes also exhibit high taxonomic and functional diversity. By examining the morphology of their mouthparts, we can infer their feeding habits: plant-feeders, bacterial feeders, fungal feeders, omnivores, and even carnivores. The molecular characterisation of soil nematode is one aspect that our partner SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences focuses on in the #SOB4ES project. To learn more about Paul Kardol's team, click here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dghz8Qkg #SOB4ESFacts #SoilBiodiversity #SoilHealth #MissionSoil