'Crobecast: an ITiMS podcast on microbial systems

In the miniseries "Get the Dirt on Soil" we dive into the soil crisis by interviewing President Obama’s science advisor, Dr. Jo Handelsman, and an innovator in the green ag industry, Keith Heidecorn of Locus AG.

In this final episode of this mini series, we look to the future and investigate if there is hope we can combat the looming soil crisis. What are scientists and policy makers doing to address this problem? Will microbes save the day? What is our role as individuals in protecting our soils? Listen in as we “dig deep” and gain more insight from our guests, Dr. Jo Handelsman and Keith Heidecorn, on what we need to do to save the soil microbial communities who are fighting hard for their survival.

In the miniseries "Get the Dirt on Soil" we dive into the soil crisis by interviewing President Obama’s science advisor, Dr. Jo Handelsman, and an innovator in the green ag industry, Keith Heidecorn of Locus AG. 

In this episode, ecology PhD student Nicholas walks us through different topics about what life is like among microbes in the soil environment. We touch on soil decomposition and nutrient cycles, plant disease, biofilms, and patterns of biodiversity.

In the miniseries "Get the Dirt on Soil" we dive into the soil crisis by interviewing President Obama’s science advisor, Dr. Jo Handelsman, and an innovator in the green ag industry, Keith Heidecorn of Locus AG.

In this episode, epidemiology PhD student Freida orients us to the ongoing soil crisis and introduces our guest, Dr. Jo Handelsman, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and former science advisor to President Obama. We discuss how important soil is for our planet, touching on climate change, soil erosion and the Dust Bowl.