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The People Nature Food PodcastExploring a land ethic for the vicinity of the Penetangore River watershed. peoplenaturefood.ca Author: Great Big Farmer
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Predicting Soil Organic Matter Dynamics-The Best Way Forward Is With POM and MAOM
Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
This episode is for you if you are a farmer, land manager, policy maker, or scientist. Dr. Jocelyn Lavallee (Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University) joins your host Tom Franklin to discuss all things "soil organic matter". We learn that testing for soil organic matter may offer an inadequate picture of your land as it changes in response to a climate change world. What then should be tested? .... "It's as easy as POM and MAOM".2:59...how to say SOM POM MAOM and what they mean4:02...measuring SOM by combustion is a thing of the past6:10...measuring POM and MAOM based on density and size14:35...Tom suggests using other acronyms and Jocelyn counters with "this is the most straight forward way"18:56...what Jocelyn would like to see when farmers sample soil...standard practices22:19...Earthworm castings are hot spots for biological activity23:54...the 4 per mille initiative...when it comes to persistence MAOM is in it for the long haul30:50...the quality of POM depends on the litter quality that it came from32:38...could livestock create the highest quality POM without N P K fertilizer inputs?34:08...nitrogen limits increases in MAOM...are some farmers exaggerating SOM progress or are their claims real?40:49..."use POM and MAOM for pools in climate models"...the present models are limited in their usefulnessThanks Jocelyn!
