Growing Solutions for Healthy Soil
Every grower knows beneficial microbes like rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi can help plants produce strong, resistant, and resilient crops. Many growers know that having the right microbes in the soil can reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Far too many growers have fallen for the “bug-in-a-jug,” spending various sums of … Read more
Changing Times are Troubling We often hear about challenges we are facing in modern times. Real and/or perceived effects of climate change, globalization, big data, and the largest human population ever are undoubtedly stressing contemporary society. Some of these have been put into perspective with the popular YouTube Video, Did You Know. I’ve inserted … Read more
How Tropical Storm Allison Blew Me into the Cell Phone Age As a newly hired postdoc, I joined the cell phone age in the year 2001. I was not an early adopter. While many of my colleagues and extended family already wore phones daily, I had delayed my entry into this corner of the technological … Read more