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In this urgent episode of Working People, we focus on the Trump-Musk administration's all-out assault on federal workers and its takeover and reordering of our entire system of government. “At least 20,000 federal workers have so far been fired by the Trump administration,” Ed Pilkington and Chris Stein report in The Guardian, “most of them recent hires on probationary periods who lack employment protections. In addition, the White House claims that more than 75,000 employees have accepted its offer of deferred resignations. The purge has prompted speculation that Trump is engaging in one of the biggest job cutting rounds in US history, which could have a powerful knock-on effect on the American economy.” In today's episode, we take you to the front lines of struggle and hear directly from three federal workers about what is happening inside the federal government, why it concerns all of us, and how federal workers and concerned citizens of all stripes are fighting back. Panelists include: Cat Farman, president of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Union, Local 335 of the National Treasury Employees Union; Jasmine McAllister, a rank-and-file CFPB Union member and data scientist who was illegally fired two weeks ago; and Will Munger, a rangeland scientist who works across the intermountain west and who, until this month, served as a postdoctoral researcher with the USDA Agricultural Research Service.  Additional links/info:  CFPB Union website,  Federal Unionists Network website, Bluesky page, and Instagram   5Calls.Org website  Ed Pilkington & Chris Stein, The Guardian, “US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers” Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Elon Musk is making technofascism a reality before our eyes” Democracy Now!, “‘Grand Theft Government': Federal workers send SOS over Musk's DOGE, mass firings & service cuts” Emily Anthes & Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times, “Mass federal firings may imperil crops, cattle and pets” Permanent links below… Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music… Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song   Studio Production: Maximillian Alvarez Post-Production: Jules Taylor

In this urgent episode of Working People, we focus on the Trump-Musk administration's all-out assault on federal workers and its takeover and reordering of our entire system of government. “At least 20,000 federal workers have so far been fired by the Trump administration,” Ed Pilkington and Chris Stein report in The Guardian, “most of them recent hires on probationary periods who lack employment protections. In addition, the White House claims that more than 75,000 employees have accepted its offer of deferred resignations. The purge has prompted speculation that Trump is engaging in one of the biggest job cutting rounds in US history, which could have a powerful knock-on effect on the American economy.” In today's episode, we take you to the front lines of struggle and hear directly from three federal workers about what is happening inside the federal government, why it concerns all of us, and how federal workers and concerned citizens of all stripes are fighting back. Panelists include: Cat Farman, president of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Union, Local 335 of the National Treasury Employees Union; Jasmine McAllister, a rank-and-file CFPB Union member and data scientist who was illegally fired two weeks ago; and Will Munger, a rangeland scientist who works across the intermountain west and who, until this month, served as a postdoctoral researcher with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Additional links/info: CFPB Union website, Federal Unionists Network website, Bluesky page, and Instagram  5Calls.Org website Ed Pilkington & Chris Stein, The Guardian, “US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers”Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Elon Musk is making technofascism a reality before our eyes”Democracy Now!, “‘Grand Theft Government': Federal workers send SOS over Musk's DOGE, mass firings & service cuts”Emily Anthes & Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times, “Mass federal firings may imperil crops, cattle and pets”Permanent links below…Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter pageIn These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter pageThe Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter pageFeatured Music…Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme SongStudio Production: Maximillian AlvarezPost-Production: Jules TaylorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.

Entomologist, agroecologist, farmer, rancher, and beekeeper Dr. Jonathan Lundgren was a scientist with USDA Agricultural Research Service for 11 years. He left to undertake regenerative agriculture science studies that embraced a larger paradigm, looking at the interconnection of all the living beings on the farm and in the community, from the soil microbiome to the insects to the plants and animals — and the farmers. He's founder and director of the Ecdysis Foundation, and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm, which work as a partnership. The 1000 Farms Initiative is producing extremely detailed agricultural data from farms across North America — and giving the data away for free.

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 8, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Kirk Anderson—the lead scientist, a molecular microbial ecologist and research microbiologist at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center for the USDA Agricultural Research Service—to talk about his manuscript, “A longitudinal field study of commercial honey bees shows that non-native probiotics do not rescue antibiotic treatment, and are generally not beneficial.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

Incorporating large amounts of woody biomass into soil, such as in whole orchard recycling (WOR), can promote carbon sequestration, nutrient recycling, and ecosystem health in agricultural fields. Yet uncertainty regarding the effects of WOR on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics influences management decisions. Recently, Mae Culumber, Ph.D. with UC Cooperative Extension, Suduan Gao, Ph.D. with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and others performed research to evaluate the effects of woodchip size and interaction with nitrogen fertilization on carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions as well as soil organic carbon change. On this episode of Growing the Valley, they sit down with guest host Cameron Zuber to discuss some of their findings and how this may provide some considerations when implementing WOR. The original article for this research from the Soil Science Society of America Journal can be found here https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/saj2.20650 though payment may be needed to access. Thank you to the Almond Board of California, the California Pistachio Research Board, the California Prune Board, and the California Walnut Board for their support of this podcast. Music is by Muriel Gordon.

In this episode, Dr. Niklaus Grunwald, Research Plant Pathologist with the Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, joins host Matt Kasson for an engaging conversation about emerging phytophthora diseases, the importance of interdisciplinary research and collaboration in addressing global agricultural challenges, and exciting developments in plant health research, including gene editing, high-throughput data analysis, and robotic phenotyping. Special Guest: Niklaus Grunwald.

Dr. Claire Phillips is a Research Soil Scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. As part of the Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit she discusses her work on carbon sequestration on golf courses and turf management. I first heard Dr. Phillips at a superintendent association meeting and knew it would be of interest to a wider audience to hear about her very positive findings within the turf industry. Carbon sequestration and carbon crediting is a very popular subject today, and to have useful data related to the turf industry is very important.Visit EarthWorks at: https://www.earthworksturf.com Podcasts: https://www.earthworksturf.com/earthworks-podcasts/ 2 Minute Turf Talks: https://www.earthworksturf.com/2-minute-turf-talks/

This year, we are taking a break from our spooky plant list to instead talk about a spooky, cute group of insects STINGING CATERPILLARS! Don't let their cuteness fool you; these incredible insects can string if touched, so BEWARE and keep your hands to yourself. We also have our:  Bug of the Month – Antlions.  (~29:45)  Native Plant of the Month - Little bluestem- Schizachyrium scoparium (~37:15)Garden Tips of the Month (~40:25) If you have any garden-related questions, please email us at UMEGardenPodcast@gmail.com or look us up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GardenThymePodcas. For more information about University of Maryland Extension and these topics, please check out the UME Home and Garden Information Center and Maryland Grows Blog at https://marylandgrows.umd.edu/. University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class. The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).  Theme Song: By Jason IncPhotos: Buck moth caterpillar - David Cappaert, Bugwood.org Io Moth Caterpillar- Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org Puss moth caterpillar - Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.orgWhite Flannel moth caterpillar -  Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.orgSaddleback caterpillar - Joe Culin, Clemson University, Bugwood.org Stinging rose caterpillar-  Joe Culin, Clemson University, Bugwood.orgHag moth caterpillar - Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org American dagger moth - Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.orgMilkweed tussock moth caterpillars - David Cappaert, Bugwood.org Antlion - Joseph Berger, Bugwood.orgLittle Bluestem - Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org 

Alfalfa is on the minds of many when it comes to implementing it into a crop rotation. But it is also a key focus of researchers to determine its true value. Deborah Samac, Supervisory Research Geneticist  and Research Leader for the Plant Science Research Unit at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Minnesota says there are diseases affecting being able to get alfalfa started. “There's a number of pathogens that we call oomycetes, als known as water molds that can swim in the water layer,” explains Samac. “But the disease causing the most problems is called aphanomyces root rot.” Their current research is focused on identifying new pathogens causing problems as with each advance of uncovering potential problems and solving them, they also find new pathogens that are causing problems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Segment 1 - 00:00 Segment 2 - 14:53 Segment 3 - 26:31 On Thursday's edition of In Focus we spoke with National Bio and Agro Defense Facility officials including Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton, Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and special guest Dr. Steve Kappes, associate administrator of USDA Agricultural Research Service's Office of National Programs. Dr. Kappes spoke about watching NBAF develop from the ground up and thoughts on the facility's future. Dr. Burton spoke on the timeline of events for NBAF and Pawlosky spoke to networking happening between other scientific groups. Executive Director of the Governor's Military Council Lt. Gen (ret.) Perry Wiggins sat down with us to reflect on growing tensions with China, the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine and legislation under discussion in Topeka tied to the military community.

Charles Isbell is a plant physiologist and Director of the Agricultural Research Service Institute of Crop Science at the USDA Agricultural Research Service. In this episode, Lexman and Charles discuss retroflexion, halation, and enunciation.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Steven Mirsky, Research Ecologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, about adopting covers with site-specific management, how growers can quantify the benefits of cover crops, how cover crop genetics have improved in the last decade and more.

The Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast is back! After several weeks' hiatus, the show returns with a new focus. While committed to covering the emerging hemp industry, the show will expanding it's focus to include other ag-related topics -- things that harmonize with the message of hemp, things like regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration, and how farmers are saving the world. On this episode, host Eric Hurlock lays out a roadmap for the new season and what we can expect this year. Plus a recap of season one and recent hemp news and an introduction to our new sponsors. News Nuggets Idaho to Host First Hemp Producer Meeting https://www.hempgrower.com/article/idaho-to-host-first-hemp-producer-meeting/ Michigan hemp tech firm Heartland partners with global recycling company https://hempindustrydaily.com/michigan-hemp-tech-firm-heartland-partners-with-international-recycling-company/ Announcing NWG AMPLIFY : A Genetic Trait That Doubles Hemp Yields. https://seedworld.com/announcing-nwg-amplifytm-a-genetic-trait-that-doubles-hemp-yields/ USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Cornell University Collaborate to Present First National Hemp Webinar Series https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2022/usda-agricultural-research-service-and-cornell-university-collaborate-to-present-first-national-hemp-webinar-series/ Oregon State research shows hemp compounds prevent coronavirus from entering human cells https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-research-shows-hemp-compounds-prevent-coronavirus-entering-human-cells Nike Uses Hemp To Weave Near Every Part Of This Blazer Mid '77 https://sneakernews.com/2022/01/24/nike-blazer-mid-77-hemp-dv2173-100/ NHA Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Invest in Hemp https://www.hempgrower.com/article/national-hemp-association-nha-calls-on-biden-harris-administration-invest-in-hemp/ Thanks to our sponsors: IND Hemp https://www.indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ New Holland Ag https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us Kings Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/

Mark A. Liebig, Research Soil Scientist with USDA Agricultural Research Service and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses climate mitigation services from northern plains grasslands.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Joan Burke, USDA Agricultural Research Service

On this episode we're discussing talking plants and smart insects with entomologist and author Dr. Joe Lewis. Lewis spent his career in entomology with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service at the Tifton Campus of the University of Georgia. It was there that he worked to unlock the secrets of how plants and insects communicate with one another, particularly how plants use SOS signals to recruit beneficial insects to their defense. Based on those groundbreaking insights, Lewis and his colleagues developed holistic and sustainable approaches to pest management within agricultural systems. In 2008, along with his colleagues John A, Pickett and James H. Tumlinson, Lewis received the prestigious Wolf Prize in Agriculture. Although Lewis has published papers in many academic and scientific journals, he's just published his first book for Acres U.S.A. It's call A New Farm Language: How a Sharecropper's Son Discovered a World of Talking Plants, Smart Insects, and Natural Solutions. The book tells the story of Joe Lewis's humble beginnings as the son of an illiterate Mississippi sharecropper and the hardscrabble, yet happy childhood he spent raising chickens and growing cotton. It was on that small, rented farm, which had no electricity or indoor plumbing, that Lewis developed a fondness for nature that would set him on an unlikely path toward becoming an eminent scientist and innovator. More than a memoir, A New Farm Language is a manifesto and mission statement confronting the abuses of industrial agriculture and defending the value of strong communities and natural solutions.    

One of the most important resources for farmers interested in sustainable practices is a soil test commonly known as the Haney Test. In this episode, we talk to the developer of the test, Rick Haney, a soil scientist who will retire from USDA Agricultural Research Service on June 30. Rick tells Field Work producer Annie Baxter how he came up with his legendary soil health test — and exactly how it works. We also hear from Indiana farmer Rick Clark about how he converted his 7,000-acre farm from conventional corn and soybean to no-till and diversified his crops. The Haney test played a crucial role.  The two Ricks help lead a brainstorm about scaling up regenerative practices to slow climate change and help farmers be more profitable — with Iowa farmer Brian Hora (Mitchell's dad), North Carolina farmer Russell Hedrick and Great Plains Regeneration Executive Director Jessica Gnad also joining in.  Our show was recorded at Field Work co-host Mitchell Hora's field day June 3, 2021, in Washington County, Iowa.

What is it like to work in both a university and government setting, and what is some current research in the fight against the citrus disease huanglongbing? Dr. Michelle Heck, a Research Molecular Biologist at the Boyce Thomson Institute and USDA Agricultural Research Service, discusses parallels between the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of huanglongbing, tips on mentoring students, and endurance cycling. Follow Michelle on Twitter @Michelle_Heck1! Learn more about the students producing this podcast and their science communication efforts by following us on Twitter @SciCommUCR and visiting our website.

Organic matter, soil health, soil biology, and soil ecology - the foundation! Alan Franzluebbers is a Research Ecologist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC.  He has more than 30 years of research experience starting with a master's program in Nebraska, PhD in Texas, post-doctoral position in Alberta Canada, and as a full-time soil scientist in Georgia and now in North Carolina.  Research is being conducted on soil ecology and management for development of more sustainable agricultural systems.  Soil health methodologies and soil organic carbon sequestration are tools often used to interpret the effects of management on soil resources.  Recent areas of research are in multi-species cover cropping, agroforestry, integrated crop-livestock systems, nitrogen management, and conservation-tillage cropping.  Alan is a Fellow of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Soil Science Society of America, and American Society of Agronomy.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Forage and Grassland Council, and recently served on the Board of Directors for the Soil Science Society of America. "Know Soil Know Life" - https://www.soils4teachers.org/know-soil-know-life/

Today on Midday: In Ag Weather, Tyler explains where the next winter storm may hit. Alex says the Department of Homeland Security recently visited the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL. Mike Boehm explains the relationship between the DHS and IANR. Ellen has more on a rural fire in central Nebraska in News. Bryce catches up with Nebraska Soybean Board Executive Director Scott Ritzman to discuss 2020 and preview what is in store in 2021. Bryce returns with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry about his success in achieving $11.2 million in federal funding for the planning and design of a USDA Agricultural Research Service facility. Listen to KRVN Midday, updated each day after 1:30 pm (CTS)!

"You say management zones, you have to also say manage what. If you don't say manage what, then it's just a concept that doesn't have any direction." - Dr. Newell Kitchen Dr. Newell Kitchen, soil scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research unit in Columbia, MO, joins the FarmBits podcast for this episode to talk all things management zones - and beyond. As part of the team that developed the Management Zone Analyst software offered publicly by the USDA beginning in the early 2000s, Newell has substantial experience in management zone theory and creation. In this episode, Newell describes everything from the layers that go into management zones, how to properly select layers for management zones, how producers are involved in the management zone creation process, and what place management zones might - or might not - have in the future of precision agriculture. "The more the data we get in the future helps us to… quantify soil as this continuum, then management zones are actually not going to have a place." Management Zone Analyst: Download Link: https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/software/download/?softwareid=24 Journal Article: https://go.unl.edu/mza_journalarticle Newell's Contact Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/newell-kitchen-94355815/ E-mail: newell.kitchen@usda.gov USDA - ARS Website: https://go.unl.edu/newellkitchen_usda-ars University of Missouri Website: https://cafnr.missouri.edu/person/newell-kitchen/ FarmBits Team Contact Info: E-Mail: NEDigitalAgTeam@365groups.unl.edu Twitter: @NEDigitalAg Samantha's Twitter: @SamanthaTeten Jackson's Twitter: @jstansell87 Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

As the research leader of the USDA Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman has received grants for her research in excess of $6 million. In this episode, she shares how a deadly parasitic insect has overtaken honeybee colonies across the world and what we can do to stop it.

In this episode, Nina Prater, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's southeast office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks with Dr. Phillip Owens and Dr. Amanda Ashworth about a new piece of farm technology called a subsurfer.Dr. Owens is research leader with the Dale Bumpers Small-Farm Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas, and Dr. Ashworth is a research soil scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service.The subsurfer inserts dry poultry litter into the soil without tilling the soil. It was originally designed for use in pastures, but Dr. Ashworth has been conducting research on the use of this technology in organic edamame and sweet corn production. Related Resources Arsenic in Poultry Litter: Organic Regulations Edamame: Vegetable Soybean Sweet Corn: Organic Production Nutrient Cycling in Pastures Other Resources: Effect of Seeding Distance from Subsurface Banded Poultry Litter on Corn Yield and Leaf Greenness The Subsurfer Please complete a brief survey to let us know what you thought of the content presented here. Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website. You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page. Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website. Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages! Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook

In this episode, Nina Prater, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's southeast office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks with Dr. Phillip Owens and Dr. Amanda Ashworth about a new piece of farm technology called a subsurfer.Dr. Owens is research leader with the Dale Bumpers Small-Farm Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas, and Dr. Ashworth is a research soil scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service.The subsurfer inserts dry poultry litter into the soil without tilling the soil. It was originally designed for use in pastures, but Dr. Ashworth has been conducting research on the use of this technology in organic edamame and sweet corn production.Related ResourcesArsenic in Poultry Litter: Organic RegulationsEdamame: Vegetable SoybeanSweet Corn: Organic ProductionNutrient Cycling in PasturesOther Resources:Effect of Seeding Distance from Subsurface Banded Poultry Litter on Corn Yield and Leaf GreennessThe SubsurferPlease complete a brief survey to let us know what you thought of the content presented here.Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!Southwest Regional Office: Website / FacebookWestern Regional Office: Website / FacebookRocky Mountain West Regional Office: FacebookGulf States Regional Office: Website / FacebookSoutheast Regional Office: Website / FacebookNortheast Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Chandra Holifield Collins, soil scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Southwest Watershed Research Center and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, discusses developing a tool to aid in brush removal treatments and assess their effectiveness.

Dr. C. Leigh Broadhurst is a research geochemist and physical chemist with the Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, and University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is an expert on polyunsaturated fatty acid physical chemistry and biophysics, and together with colleagues has made dramatic advances in the field of paleonutrition and brain specific-nutrition; most importantly to understand the remarkable essentiality of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; omega-3). Dr. Broadhurst has also published extensively in the fields of medicinal plants, environmental remediation utilizing plants, and natural diabetes prevention and cure. She has been a consultant, author and educator for the natural products industry for 25 years. GET THE FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE! http://Sapien.org GET THE MEAT! http://NosetoTail.org   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   SHOW NOTES [12:10] How different indigenous cultures ended up landing in different continents. The Epigenetic Emergence of Culture at the Coastline: Interaction of Genes, Nutrition, Environment and Demography [19:00] How people knew they needed nutrition from certain foods. [21:20] What he focuses on in his research. [29:10] The importance of DHA from animal sources. [34:25] Finding large amounts of shells throughout the South Africa coast and what it means for paleoanthropology. [44:25] The issue with militant veganism. [46:50] Veganism is and should be an adult choice. [49:40] Plant foods are still important for our health. [1:04:50] There used to be good reason for processed food, but not so much anymore. [1:09:10] Aquatic Ape Theory. [1:25:10] DHA Aquatic Theory. Rift Valley lake fish and shellfish provided brain-specific nutrition for early Homo  Brain-specific lipids from marine, lacustrine, or terrestrial food resources: potential impact on early African Homo sapiens  [1:30:10] The problem with Paleoanthropology industry. [1:33:00] The importance of putting effort into what you consume. [1:36:50] More arguments and support for the aquatic ape theory. [1:41:10] Physiological arguments for human elements for long term adaptations for an aquatic environment.   GET THE FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE! http://Sapien.org GET THE MEAT! http://NosetoTail.org   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg  

Some 25 to 30 percent of vineyards in Washington state have nematode population densities that are considered damaging. Nematodes have a slow, chronic negative impact on vine health. Plants have less foliage and visible weak spots in the field. Inga Zasada, Research Plant Pathologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service is particularly interested in nematode management because Washington is mostly own rooted vines. These vines are highly susceptible to nematodes and farmers need to consider soil health with the imminent replanting of vines in the next 10 to 15 years. Most research on nematodes comes out of California where the nematode populations are different. Current management options are limited to rootstocks or preplant fumigation. Inga and her team are working on practical research for growers including identifying where different types of  nematodes are in relation to the vine and a degree day model for nematode life stages so if chemical becomes available it can be used property. References: Electrifying nematodes and pathogens! | Riga, Crisp, McComb, Weiland, Zasad How Low Can They Go? Plant-Parasitic Nematode Distribution in a Washington Vineyard | East, Moyer, Madden, Zasada Inga Zasada SIP Certified USDA ARS Horticulture Happenings Viticulture Research from Washington State University with Dr. Moyer (Podcast) Zasada Lab Get More Subscribe on Google Play, iHeartRADIO, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, or wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org.

Today we are joined by farmer Lavern Johnson and Dr Lyndon Porter, a pulse crop plant pathologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. After 20 years of experience as a pulse crop grower, Lavern Johnson brings real world issues to the forefront today by sharing why he is unable to plant pulse crops this year. Multiple organisms have accumulated in his fields over time leading to significant root rot and making his fields unable to support pulse crops for up to 8 years. Rarely, does any grower have fusarium or pythium as solo pathogens causing damage. The root rot complex employs multiple organisms causing more than one infection to be present. Nematodes can also contribute by wounding the plants allowing fusarium better access. “Fusarium might be the one that starts weakening the plant and it might be aphanomyces that finishes the life of the plant…..to my knowledge there's no soil tests that they can use to determine the level of disease that's out there.” - Lavern Johnson Dr. Porter describes some of the options farmers have to avoid this situation. He suggests some standard cultural practices that can help. Soil compaction restricts the growth of the roots which can encourage fusarium growth. Maintaining a soil pH outside of the range most supportive of fusarium can also be helpful. Identifying best varieties, seed depth selection, soil fertility and managing wet fields also contribute to better control of the root rot complex of disease. Residual herbicide is another factor that can affect a plant's susceptibility to root rot.  “I've seen a lot of herbicide damage that is causing poor plant vigor impacting yields and stressing plants out which causes greater root rot issues.” Dr. Lyndon Porter Dr. Porter goes on to suggest evaluation of seed health to promote the healthiest plant. He feels a commonly overlooked factor is the health of the seed itself at planting to provide the best opportunity to maximize yield.  This Week on Growing Pulse Crops: Meet Lavern Johnson, a former pulse crop grower, who has had to shift away from pulse crops due to repeated episodes of root rot Also meet Dr. Lyndon Porter who provides us with some suggestions to avoid root rot Explore the many factors that contribute to the root rot complex Learn what cultural practices can be employed to provide the best environment for the plants Growing Pulse Crops Podcast is hosted by https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhammerich/ (Tim Hammerich) of the http://www.futureofag.com (Future of Agriculture Podcast).

Tami M. Brown-Brandl, Ph.D., is an agricultural engineer at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Meat Animal Research Center. Dr. Brown-Brandl works in the area of animal environment and animal stress/well-being, from an engineering perspective, and has published 118 peer-reviewed journal articles. The post How Engineers Can Help Facilitate Transforming Swine Facilities For The Future | Dr. Tami Brown-Brandl appeared first on Popular Pig.

Because of growing international trade, increasing numbers of invasive pest insects are being transported throughout the world. If they become established, invasive insects can have enormous impacts on agriculture, human health and natural ecosystems. However, it can be difficult to control them without causing further damage to the surrounding environment. Dr Robert K. Vander Meer of the USDA Agricultural Research Service studies the chemistry of pest ants, as it pertains to their behaviour and biological systems, with the aim of identifying efficient novel methods to monitor and control them.

Today's Episode features three members of the Faculty from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University. Our Podcast spotlights Oklahoma State University scientists who are teaming up with peer researchers at Kansas State University and USDA-Agricultural Research Service in El Reno to enhance cropping systems in the southern Great Plains. Host Ron Hays talks with Dr. Tyson Ochsner, Dr. Brian Arnall and Dr. Beatrix Haggard about this multi million dollar research effort that focuses on improving southern plains agriculture in rainfed farm situations. Our thanks to the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma for sponsoring today's conversation.

Marisa Roinestad, associate deputy assistant inspector general for Auditing at the General Services Administration’s IG Office, discusses oversight of the agency’s DATA Act submission, and how GSA fared in their most recent evaluation. Walt Francis, consultant & health insurance expert, discusses the new plans opening to federal employees this Open Season, and why every federal employee should examine their insurance options. Michael Buser, national program leader for engineering at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, elaborates on how data collected at the agency will help farmers and scientists, and the need to break down data silos.

Dr. Manan Sharma of USDA-Agricultural Research Service goes to the roots of food safety by researching soil amended composted materials and survival rates of pathogenic microorganisms.

Walt Mahaffee, Ph.D., Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Corvalis explains how and why Grape Powdery Mildew populations become resistant to certain fungicides. He also explores how to mitigate resistance and describes current research on how fungicide resistance starts in Grape Powdery Mildew and how it spreads from one place to another.  References: Mahaffee’s USDA Agricultural Research Service webpage Fungicide Resistance Action Committee website Fungicide Resistance in Grapes: Grower Perspective Episode 6 | Vineyard Team Board Members (Sustainable Winegrowing) Fungicide Resistant Mildew Episode 09 | Dr. Tim Miles (Sustainable Winegrowing) The Goldilocks Principle & Powdery Mildew Management Episode 2 | Dr. Michelle Moyer (Sustainable Winegrowing) Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Inoculum Monitoring Episode 5 | Walt Mahaffee (Sustainable Winegrowing) Slides for “Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Inoculum Monitoring” Gubler-Thomas Model PMapp: A Mobile App for Assessing Grape Powdery Mildew Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project Sustainable Ag Expo Sustainable Ag Expo Attendee Registration Discount UC Pest Management Guidelines for Grape Powdery Mildew What the mildew? A perspective on another challenging year managing powdery mildew | Article by Dr. Mahaffee Get More Subscribe on Google Play,  iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org.

In this episode, we visit with Dr. Rick Haney with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Temple, Texas. Dr. Haney discusses his work with soil testing, the role microbial activity plays in the soil and the improtance of soil health.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Robert Kremer, a microbiology scientist for the USDA who also works as a professor in plant sciences at the University of Missouri. In this episode, we discuss Robert's project with the USDA decomposing weed seeds in soil, native soil microorganisms and microbial interactions, and the implications of AMPA and glyphosate on soil biology. We also discuss Robert's thoughts on the challenge of manganese availability, how growing GMO's impacts soil health, building soil carbon, how to choose soil inoculants and many more fascinating insights from a highly respected soil scientist.     Support For This Show & Helping You Grow This show is brought to you by AEA, leaders in regenerative agriculture since 2006. If you are a large-scale grower looking to increase crop revenue and quality, email hello@advancingecoag.com or call 800-495-6603 extension 344 to be connected with a dedicated AEA crop consultant.     Episode 1 - Dr. Kremer - Highlights 0:03:00 - What are Robert’s memorable moments leading up to where he is today? Robert was asked by the USDA Agricultural Research Service to look at the possibility of decomposing weed seeds in soil used in microbiological approaches. Robert saw in the 80’s, weed and pest management was mainly chemical based. Through trying natural ways of controlling weeds and attempting to understand what pesticides do, which lead him soil quality/health.    0:05:50 - Has Robert had success in developing biological controls? Are there tools available for farmers to use today? Robert found it almost impossible to control all weed growth. Modern input based agriculture ecosystems built up many weed seeds in the operations Robert was working on. Robert’s work has helped set the stage for other work that has been done in this area.   0:08:10 - Is Robert aware of any development relevant to fruit and vegetable production systems? Or in areas where ecosystems have longer crop rotation incorporating cover crops?  Agri-Food Canada has contributed to this area However, Robert doesn’t believe there is a lot of development    0:09:40 - The impact of pesticides? Robert has found some pesticides to be damaging to certain microorganism, while the same pesticides can be stimulating to other microorganisms   Microorganisms were able to adapt to commonly used insecticides and herbicides These compounds were building weed resistance, but also altering the soil microbial community at the same time Finding residual glyphosate in the soil   0:14:40 - How long does Robert find that glyphosate residues are remaining in soil? Plots that had gone a year without RoundUp had as high glyphosate levels as plots that received the glyphosate in the same year, showing there was a carry over of residual glyphosate Robert found it seemed random which plots had high levels of residual glyphosate AMPA can be just as toxic as glyphosate itself Robert was observing 10-50x more AMPA than glyphosate   0:17:40 - What are the implications of high concentrations of AMPA in soil profile? AMPA has very similar effects to glyphosate on soil   0:18:30 - What defines soil quality and health?  Two main indicators: soil organic carbon, and microbial diversity A high proportion of soil organic carbon is active carbon. This is the portion of carbon that supports the microbial community and plant growth protection Diversity in fungi and bacteria 0:25:00 - What can a farmer today do to start measuring these factors? Labs exist that can put together soil assessments Some states have incentives for farmers to do this 0:27:00 - What are the long-term impacts of soil quality/health by compounds such as glyphosate or AMPA?  Robert has noticed glyphosate tends to suppress beneficial groups of bacteria Manganese can become “tied up” because the plant cannot access micronutrients  0:31:00 - What are the long-term implications of manganese immobility in soil profiles? Shift in microbial diversity. Including cover crops or different crops in rotation can help free up manganese    0:33:30 - What crops are really effective at having a reducing effect and shifting the availability of manganese in the soil profile? When you have a diversity of cover crops, some will be able to mobilize micronutrients Common example: Buckwheat Sorghum    0:35:20 - How to GMOs impact soil microbial community Some early GMO soybeans roots seemed to release higher levels of amino acids and soluble carbon, which can attract potential pathogens In some GMO corn varieties, side effect of having more lignin   0:39:10 - What does Robert believe to be true about modern agriculture that many others don’t believe to be true? Depletion of soil organic matter. Robert has seen a drop from 3% organic matter down to around 1%   0:41:00 - How can we regenerate the soluble carbon component in the soil profile? Having a diversity of plants, and having living roots in the soil as long as possible Follow corn or soybean with wheat   0:43:20 - What is a book or resource Robert would recommend to growers? Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis Mycorrhizal Planet by Michael Phillips    0:45:10 - What is the question Robert wishes John had asked? Robert is often asked about biological products   0:46:00 - What ideas or technologies is Robert really excited about? Lots of classifications of biological productions: Biological stimulants, probiotics, prebiotic Robert has been impressed with what some prebiotics can do Although, some show promising signs but end up not improving total yield    0:51:30 - Do we have the conditions to give an inoculant or probiotic the opportunity for success?   0:53:40 - What is the one action Robert would recommend that growers should take? Need to keep soil covered, even better to keep living plants on the soil Integrate livestock with crops is a great, but mostly forgotten practice   0:55:00 - What are the economic implications of managing grazing very closely and carefully? Not only benefit for crops, but for the quality of meat as well. We’ve gotten away from what an agricultural ecosystem should be     Feedback & Booking Please send your feedback, requests for topics or guests, or booking request have a Podcast episode recorded LIVE at your event -- to production@regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com. You can email John directly at John@regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com.   Sign Up For Special Updates To be alerted via email when new episodes are released, and get special updates about John speaking, teaching, and podcast LIVE recordings, be sure to sign up for our email list.   Credits   Hosted by John Kempf. Co-created & Directed by Geoffrey Shively. Produced by Anna Kempf, Jenna Sodano, and Nathan Harman, and Cody Nesbit.  

H9N2, a low-pathogenic avian influenza virus common in parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, would be difficult to control if introduced to the US, said David Suarez, a research leader with the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

Entomologist Theresa Pitts-Singer of the USDA Agricultural Research Service discusses the biology of bees and wasps and the film Wasp Woman.

Entomologist Theresa Pitts-Singer of the USDA Agricultural Research Service discusses the biology of bees and wasps and the film Wasp Woman.

Entomologist Theresa Pitts-Singer of the USDA Agricultural Research Service discusses the biology of bees and wasps and the film Wasp Woman.