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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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Field, Lab, Earth is available on Podchaser, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn (Alexa), YouTube, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

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.

Soybean Seed Protein Decline with Dr. Anuj Chiluwal
Soybeans are a crucial crop in the United States for a variety of uses, including for its use as a protein source in animal feed. However, in recent years, high yield varieties have seen a steady decline in seed protein concentration. In this episode, Anuj joins me to discuss the sources of this decline and some potential strategies to combat it.

Read the featured article now. It is always freely available.

Take the CEU Quiz.

Precision Turfgrass Management with Dr. Briana Wyatt and Dallas Williams
Golf courses are well known for their beautiful greens, but overusing fertilizer and water to keep them looking pristine can lead to inefficient, expensive, and environmentally damaging waste. Precision turfgrass management can help, but only if we can find the right methods to put it into use. In this episode, Briana and Dallas join me to discuss their research on how electrical conductivity can be used to help determine golf course needs.

Read the featured article now. It is always freely available.

Take the CEU Quiz.

The Soil Health Cycle with Dr. Bijesh Maharjan
Researchers, advisers, and farmers alike know that soil health is important, but taking steps forward in the knowledge of which practices to use and their impacts can be difficult. Enter the soil health cycle, an iterative approach to help track how practices and their implementation take soil health forward. In this episode, Bijesh joins me to discuss his work on the soil health cycle.

Read the featured article now. It is always freely available.

Take the CEU Quiz.

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Do you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics? Email us here or find us on Twitter @fieldlabearth.

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