Podcast – Soil Management

WSU Extension’s Aaron Esser returns to the Wheat Beat Podcast to share tips for efficiently and effectively managing a small grains farm in today’s market.

Dr. Karen Sanguinet returns to the Wheat Beat podcast to introduce a genetic discovery that could help future wheat varieties make more efficient use of the nitrogen that’s applied to soils.

In this episode, USDA-ARS’s Dr. Timothy Paulitz discusses just how widespread Fusarium crown rot is and how genetic tolerance may be the best way to manage the pathogen in the future.

In this episode, Drew Lyon interviews two students who participated in the USDA-funded Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates about soil acidity and liming.

Management of your weed seed bank is really about understanding the biological characteristics in such a way that it allows you to think critically about how to prioritize your farming system.

WSU Agricultural and Food Systems students interview Dr. Doug Collins and Dr. Andrew McGuire about organic matter and carbon sequestration in agricultural soils.

Hear the ins, outs, ups, and downs of soil acidity from guest Dr. Melissa Letourneau with the USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research team.

Hear about co-learning and co-innovation between the research and greater ag communities and how to join the WSU Farmers’ Network with guest Carol McFarland.

Washington State University’s Dr. Yingxue Yu explains her research about the potential impacts microplastics may have on agricultural soils.

Listen as Natalie Sturm, WSU Ph.D. student, shares an update about her research into the effects of soil compaction on soil function, and crop growth and yield in this episode of the WSU Wheat Beat podcast.

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned: Soil Health Initiative Soil & Water Resources The Soil Health Roadmap with Chris Benedict Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources – STAR Washington Soil Health Initiative website Washington Soil Health Initiative Twitter…

We have Bill Schillinger on the WSU Wheat Beat Podcast where he discusses his recent studies on stubble heights and soil water maintenance.

This week we have Dane Elmquist from the University of Idaho on the podcast discussing belowground arthropod communities, soil health, and winter peas.

We have Dr. Andrei Smertenko back on the podcast where he and Drew Lyon sit down and discuss his latest research in free radicals and how they relate to drought tolerance in wheat.

This week we have Dr. Isaac Madsen back on the podcast where he and Drew discuss nitrogen prices, essential nutrients, canola tools and resources for dryland farmers.

This week we have Chris Benedict on the podcast discussing the soil health initiative roadmap.

We have Chad Kruger on the WSU Wheat Beat podcast where he and Drew Lyon go further into how the Soil Health Initiative has been born!

We have Dr. Tarah Sullivan back discussing why it’s such an exciting time for soil health, soil health awareness, and initiatives in soil health.

Join us for our special 100th episode of the WSU Wheat Beat Podcast titled, Ask An Expert.

Join us as we have Dr. Haly Neely back on the show to discuss her latest research in understanding soil compaction.

Join us as Drew Lyon invites Tom Sexton on the podcast to discuss the cross-college collaboration about drought tolerance.

Join us as Drew Lyon interviews Dr. Markus Flury about the marriage between soil health and plastic science.

In this episode of the WSU Wheat Beat podcast, Drew Lyon interviews Dr. Tarah Sullivan about iron deficiency in wheat.

In this episode of the WSU Wheat Beat podcast, Drew Lyon interviews Keith Curran about the WSU Farmers Network.

In this episode of the WSU Wheat Beat podcast Drew Lyon interviews Rachel Breslauer, a recent graduate with her Master’s degree in Soil Science at WSU, about studied the effects of compact subsoil on winter wheat root systems and productivity in the Palouse region.