Climate Change: Resilient Soils with Dr. Jessica Gutknecht and Dr. Lauren Snyder

Continuing our climate change series, this episode is a workshop from the 2020 MOSES Conference with Dr. Lauren Snyder and Dr. Jessica Gutknecht.

According to the NOAA, "the Midwest set a record for the wettest year in history (1895-2019) for the second straight year" in 2019. The need to build healthy soils that can withstand weather extremes is clear. In this episode, Dr. Jessica Gutknecht and Dr. Lauren Snyder share research-based guidance on practices that can improve overall soil structure and water-holding capacity—characteristics critical to dealing with extreme precipitation events. And we'll also hear from farmers as they share their reflections after a small group discussion on the topic.

Lauren Snyder is a science advisor at the Organic Farming Research Foundation and a freelance science contractor. She has a doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University.

Jessica Gutknecht is a soil ecologist at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate.

Dr. Jessica Gutknecht’s slides: https://mosesorganic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/R-Fri-2_Gutknecht_2.pdf

Dr. Lauren Snyder’s slides: https://mosesorganic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/R-Fri-2-Snyder.pdf

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MOSES Organic Field Days: http://mosesorganic.org/events/organic-field-days/

MOSES YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mosesorganic

New Farmer U: https://mosesorganic.org/newfarmeru/