USDA-ARS Soil scientist evaluating management linked to the soil microbial component, organic matter dynamics and overall soil health and productivity.
Lubbock, TX
Joined November 2019
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I just learned this Monday was the National Soil Health Day (June 23) to recognize the role of healthy soils on food production, clean air & water, and plant-environment-animal- human health. It’s never late to thank colleagues, farmers/growers for your soil conservation efforts!
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New in Geoderma: "Unraveling edaphic, environmental, and management drivers of soil microbial communities via ester-linked fatty acid methyl esters using a multilocation agroecosystem study" by Wayne R Roper, Verónica Acosta-Martínez [...]. buff.ly/3PqnLQM @USDA_ARS
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With winter temperatures forecasted to be at dangerous levels this weekend, and early next week, the City of Lubbock is offering citizens a place to get out of the cold and warm up.
The available locations:
- Civic Center
- Mahon Library
- Godeke Library
- Patterson Library
- Groves Library
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Hiring summer technicians to collect soil, plant, and GHG samples in the CRP wetland. $15.75-$21.59/hr. Lodging, meals, & transportation will be provided. No need to worry about finding a place to stay only for a summer!!!!!! #summertechnicians #soil #plant #GHGs #wetland #CRP
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A community of 26 soil scientists across the U.S. launches the @USDA_ARS Soil Biology & Soil Health Story Map to connect to other scientists across the nation to help producers meet the agricultural challenges of today & tomorrow. Explore: https://nitter.cf/t.co/ClUpYlQ7MQ
#WorldSoilDay
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Learn about soil scientists whose mission is to provide expertise, data collection, techniques, and research to enhance soil health across crops, soils, and climatic zones. Check it out here➡️ https://nitter.cf/t.co/ClUpYlQ7MQ
#WorldSoilDay
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A national network of ARS soil scientists are combining years of on-farm research with new technology to harness soil biology -management, properties, and environment- to achieve healthy soils. Discover and learn more: https://nitter.cf/t.co/ClUpYm7IEo
#WorldSoilDay
Few years trying no-till and a winter wheat cover crop are showing already many improvements in the soil biological component in this soil in TX! Thanks to producers trying so hard to improve soil health…Lacy Vardeman look at this beautiful cotton you had!!Happy World Soil Day!
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I didn’t know this was going to be done and I only can say that it is an honor to work for USDA-ARS, and I am very grateful for my collaborators at ARS and from so many institutions over my career!! Thank you!
Dr. Acosta-Martinez leads a Soil Biology Group at USDA's Agricultural Research Service that provides information vital to selecting sustainable agricultural practices across the nation
#PSRW #GovPossible
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A #soil archive in North Dakota features over 5,000 soil samples. Researchers are conducting a study to find changes in soil properties between the 1947 collection and a resample in 2018. Read more in this new #SoilsMatter blog: ow.ly/NmSx50EpBIH @USDA_ARS
📸: Mark Liebig
ALT dozens of boxes and jars of soil on shelves
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Ph.D. Assistantship available in Soil Microbial Ecology and Biochemistry - Texas Tech University depts.ttu.edu/pss/VirtBB/PhD… Supervised by the wonderful Dr. Lindsay Slaughter - depts.ttu.edu/pss/personnel/…
New publication on the effect of biochar on soil health indicators under peach production in North Carolina!!!! Good job Juan!!
Our last paper is online. Early response of organic matter dynamics to pine-biochar in sandy soil under peach-trees. acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
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Excited to share the link for the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation -2020 virtual field day! m.youtube.com/user/TTUTAWC I’m very grateful to be included to discuss soil health this year! m.youtube.com/watch?v=xCloyr…
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Veronica, unfortunately no soil monolith from Puerto Rico in our collection. About 28% of Puerto Rico is limestone landscape. We highlight a soil for you from #Cuba instead. It is from a sugar cane estate, developed on calcareous material. Hope you like it! #calcisol #Eutropept
Awesome internship opportunity at the Arecibo Observatory in PR🇵🇷!!
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I hope they show a soil from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 soon! 🤗
Soils from the basement: Nominate a soil that you would like to see from our basement by mentioning a #soiltype, a #country or an #ecoregion. Who knows your soil will virtually be lifted from the basement to get a moment in the spotlight!
#soil #collection #monolith #soilstories
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Our most recent project newsletter has updates on mobile drip research, a soil health webinar recording, info on recent team pubs, and more- thanks for reading and sharing! https://nitter.cf/t.co/dcGy9L8Smo
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NEXT THURSDAY, 7/23 at 12 MT WEBINAR "Linking soil biological health to essential functions in the Southern High Plains" led by @VAMSoilMicroLab and @NMSUGhimire.
Please email ogallalawatercap @ gmail.com for call-in details.
Tomorrow!! Please post something you have seen posted/you/we are doing to keep the Earth 🌍 healthy!! Let’s celebrate anyway inside/here!! apple.news/AQ0OTKG_uRdGePrjF…
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