Field, Lab, Earth Podcast
Field, Lab, Earth Podcast
Podcasts are serial audio files that can be freely downloaded directly from the internet or via podcast aggregators like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Alexa, or Spotify. Field, Lab, Earth is the podcast all about past and present advances in the fields of agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental sciences. Produced by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), it features timely research and conversations with our authors and is always freely available.
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Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Quizzes
CEU quizzes are available for all of our regular episodes. If you are a Certified Crop Adviser or Certified Professional Soil Scientist, you can find quizzes for our episodes on certifiedcropadviser.org. Podcast quizzes are also included as part of the Online Classroom Subscription.
Student Spotlight
Field, Lab, Earth features graduate and undergraduate students at the end of each episode. If you would like to be featured, please let us know by filling out this brief application form. Please note you must be a student member with ASA, CSSA, or SSSA to apply.
Recent Episodes
Interested in checking out our show? Some of our most recent episodes are below. To listen to more of our back catalog, please visit our website or search for “Field, Lab, Earth” anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Pipeline Remediation Timelines 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.
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Managing Sorghum Aphid 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.
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Upscaling Soil Moisture Data 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.
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