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Plug and Plant Ep. 14: The Benefits of No-Till in Extreme Conditions

January 5, 2021 Podcast

This podcast is the sixth in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series. We recorded this one in Crooks, SD the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019. In this podcast, Kent Vlieger (NRCS-SD) facilitates a discussion with farmers Kurt Stiefvater, Ryan Larson, Nate Stroschein, Ross Hanson and SDSU’s field soils specialist Anthony Bly. We…

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Plug and Plant Ep. 13: Soil Structure and Conservation

December 5, 2020 Podcast

This podcast is the fifth in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series we recorded in Mitchell, SD (podcasts 1-5) and Crooks (Podcast 6), the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019; at the time of recording the James River had frozen outside of it’s banks and there was every expectation of another wet summer….

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Plug and Plant Ep. 12: Salinity and Small Grains

November 15, 2020 Podcast

This podcast is the fourth in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series we recorded in Mitchell, SD (podcasts 1-5) and Crooks (Podcast 6), the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019; at the time of recording the James River had frozen outside of it’s banks and there was every expectation of another wet summer….

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Plug and Plant Ep. 08: Jesse Hall

September 30, 2020 Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Jesse Hall out of Arlington, South Dakota to explore his journey into no-till, cover crops and livestock integration! To check out this episode on Apple podcasts, search for ‘Soil Health Labs’ or click this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soil-health-labs/id1437279982

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P.L.F.A. (4/4)

September 22, 2020 Video

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Dr. Buz Kloot and Dr. Gabe Kenne discuss biomass data and trends in fields with long-term cover crop use vs no cover.

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P.L.F.A. (1/4)

August 26, 2020 Video

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Much like the Haney Test, the P.L.F.A. (Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis) isn’t always fully understood. What does the analysis have to tell us about our soils and why is it useful? In this Video, Dr. Buz Kloot and Dr. Gabe Kenne break it all down.

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Haney Test: Understanding the H3A Analysis (4/4)

August 18, 2020 Video

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In this final video in our series unpacking the Haney Test (an assessment of soil nutrient availability), Dr. Buz Kloot explains what the final component, the ‘H3A’ Test, is and why it’s relevant to farmers and their soils.

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Haney Test: Understanding Organic Matter (3/4)

August 10, 2020 Video

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In this video, Dr. Buz Kloot unpacks the second part of the Haney Test dealing with organic matter.

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Haney Test: Understanding Soil Respiration (2/4)

July 27, 2020 Video

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In this video, Dr. Buz Kloot unpacks the first part of the haney test dealing with CO2C and soil respiration.

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Unpacking the Haney Test (1/4)

July 15, 2020 Video

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Throughout the duration of the Cover5 project there has been a lot of talk about ‘soil biology’. While many of our previous videos have shown obvious visual changes in soils over time through regenerative management practices, what other ways are there to measure and track the biological improvement of our soils? In this next series…

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