Get ready to dig into soil health with the 2025 Soil Health Webinar Series hosted by The Ohio State University Agronomic Crops Team. In this monthly series, farmers, industry, and academic experts will weigh in on practical steps to improve soil health and measure the impact on crop yield and farm profitability. This year’s topics are based primarily on viewer requests from recent years.
Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisers who view the program live.
Recordings will also be available through the Ohio State Agronomy YouTube channel.
This year’s topics and speakers include the following:
- Zooming into soil health via a producer, an educator, and a researcher lens (January 16, 2025 - 8-9 a.m.)
Speakers:
Ron Snyder, Ohio Farmer
Alan Sundermeier, Conservation Action Project Coordinator and retired OSU Extension Educator
Dr. Alan Franzluebbers, Ecologist, USDA-ARS
- Understanding basics and practicalities of biologicals (February 13, 2025 - 8-9 a.m.)
Speakers:
Dr. Florence Sessoms, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
Dr. Brian Arnall, Professor, Oklahoma State University
- Comparisons of soil health tests and what they are telling us? (March 20, 2025 - 8-9 a.m.)
Speakers:
Dr. Jim Ippolito, Rattan Lal Endowed Professor of Soil Health and Soil Fertility, The Ohio State University
Dr. Elizabeth Hawkins, Associate Professor and Extension Field Specialist, The Ohio State University
- Soil health in the urban sphere (April 10, 2025 - 8-9 a.m.)
Speakers:
Dr. Fernanda Krupek, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
Dr. Jeff Hattey, Professor, The Ohio State University
For any questions, contact Rachel Cochran at cochran.474@osu.edu or Manbir Rakkar at rakkar.4@osu.edu.
