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Natural Systems and Weeds

Technology is a good thing, but according to Dr. Dwayne Beck, researcher and farm manager at Dakota Lakes Research Farm in South Dakota, it’s just another tool –not the only tool in the arsenal when farming with a systems approach.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

A Short Field Trip with Dr. Beck

At the Dakota Lakes Research Farm in South Dakota, 20 inches of precipitation would be considered a great water year. But as, Dr. Buz Kloot found out recently, it’s not how much moisture you get—it’s how much moisture you keep.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Using Insects to Manage Pests

With an estimated 2 billion predator insects per acre, pests looking for lunch are more likely to become lunch, thanks to the ecological principles Dr. Dwayne Beck and his research team are rediscovering and refining.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Mimicking Nature in the Lab

Rick Haney became a big fan of the way nature does things. As a scientist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, his entire research program has been modeled on “how does nature do it, and can we mimic in the lab?"
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Researcher’s “soil trek” concludes in final season of The Science of Soil Health

When Dr. Buz Kloot began his soil trek for “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” campaign in September of 2013, he had no idea where his journey would ultimately go. Get a sneak preview of what’s in store for Season Three, in this one-minute video.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Cycle, Re-cycle, Repeat

Carbon’s journey through the soil powers life as we know it. As global temperatures rise, there’s growing interest in getting carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) out of the atmosphere and getting carbon into the soil.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Nature's Way of Extracting Minerals from Soil

Just when you thought soil microbes couldn’t possibly be more helpful, Dr. Will Brinton tells us they provide another, often overlooked benefit to plants. Microbes take in sugars from plant roots and respire carbon dioxide.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Going Deeper

The scientist who wrote the book on soils wants farmers to look deeper. Dr. Ray Weil, author of The Nature and Property of Soils, wants farmers to consider the soil’s nutrient and water-holding capacity below thetop 8-10 inches of soil.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Going Deeper, Part 2

In many parts of the country, there’s a reservoir of water and nutrients below our cropland’s “legacy plow-pan.” But that dense layer of soil virtually locks out most cash crops from reaching those resources.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Dynamic Soil Properties

Skye Wills wants farmers to realize their farms’ full production potential by understanding more about the dynamic properties of soil. Reducing and eliminating tillage, cover crops and diverse cropping rotations influence soil properties today.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Finale, Part 1

Filmmaker and researcher Buz Kloot revisits his multi-year, multi-interview, country-wide soil health trek and asks Dr. Ray Weil to characterize the forces behind the growing soil health movement.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Chapter 1 – Bringing the Science of Soil Health Home

Series host, Buz Kloot, Ph.D., introduces viewers to four key soil health principles which “brings the lessons of science of soil health home” in his five-part, The Science of Soil Health video mini-series.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Chapter 2 - Understanding the Basics: Buz's 'Fab-Five Facts of Healthy Soil'

Buz Kloot, Ph.D. tells farmers and gardeners about the five key lessons he’s learned on his episodic soil health trek across the country. Dr. Kloot discusses critical facts about the nature and properties of soils.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Chapter 3 - Minimize Disturbance, or "Do Not Disturb!"

Dr. Kloot reminds us that while farmers have historically used tillage to prepare seed beds and to control weeds, natural systems do not use tillage. Yet in those natural systems water infiltrates into the soil, plants grow & nutrients recycle.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Chapter 4 - The Great Cover Up: How Nature Protects and Enriches the Soil

Dr. Kloot explains how plant canopies or residues from cover crops and previously harvested cash crops provide a layer of “biomass,” which helps reduce weed pressure while lowering soil temperatures & providing the soil with a coat of “armor”.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Chapter 5 - Keep a Live Root in the Soil, or "A Radicle Idea"

Dr, Kloot explains that through the process of photosynthesis, plants convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates – exuding a sizeable portion of those carbohydrates through the roots to feed microorganisms in the soil.
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Chapter 6 - Mix it Up! Managing for Diversity

Buz Kloot, Ph.D. highlights the role of species diversity in nature, on the farm and in the garden. Kloot reminds viewers that to maintain a monoculture, growers “will need to spend an increasing amount of time, energy and money.”
Series:
The Science Of Soil Health
Soil Health

Under Cover Farmers

Learn how three farmers in Stanly County, NC, started using multispecies cover crops & how they realized economic returns on their investment in the first year!
Series:
Under Cover Farmers
Farming

Going No-Till at City Roots - Intro

This is the first of 7 videos on Going No-Till at City Roots that discuss the transition from heavy tilling to a low and no-till situation at City Roots.
Series:
Going No-Till at City Roots
Urban

Anticipating the Transition to No-Till

This video is about CityRoots and anticipating the change to No-Till
Series:
Going No-Till at City Roots
Urban

A Look Back at 3 Years of Going No-Till

This video is about CityRoots, and looking back over 3 years of ups and downs.
Series:
Going No-Till at City Roots
Urban
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