The Science of Soil Health with The Ohio State University’s Jim Ippolito
Sean and Andrew are joined by Jim Ippolito from The Ohio State University to dig into the science of soil health and fertility.
The crew discusses:
✅ How to define soil health
✅ What factors determine soil health
✅ The importance of soil respiration rates
✅ The effects of anaerobic soils and pH
✅ Fungal/bacterial ratios
✅ pH’s role in soil fertility and nutrient availability
Meet the Guest:
🌱 Dr. Jim Ippolito is a professor of environmental soil health at The Ohio State University. His 30+ year career has focused on improving environmental soil fertility, chemistry, microbiology and soil health in ecosystems. His research program connects the intimate linkages between soil macro- and micro-nutrients, trace and heavy metals, microbiological activity and soil physical attributes, and how these factors combine to influence ecosystem sustainability, resiliency, food, climate and environmental security.
A Penney for Your Thoughts is hosted by Sean Blomgren, agronomist and owner of Blomgren Seed from Boone, Iowa, and Andrew Penney, plant doctor and Preceon agronomy lead for Bayer Crop Science from Ames, Iowa. We cover all things agronomy and high-yield management, share what we're seeing in the field and bring in trusted voices from the industry to deliver timely, relevant insights that matter to your farm. By combining real-time updates from the field with expert insights from industry professionals, we help you achieve your highest yields yet. It's ag talk that just makes cents.
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