[Some of] Dr. Christine Jones' Greatest Hits

These Talks From Dr. Christine Jones are Amazing…

If you have yet to come across the work of Dr. Christine Jones, then today is going to be a great—and somewhat mind-bending—day for you. Dr. Jones is an Australian soil ecologist who has presented at Acres and several other farming venues on soil ecology, but one such set of talks was at the Bionutrient Food Association’s 2017 Conference. And they. Are. Exceptional. 

There are a lot of visuals involved, but you can just listen as a podcast by going to this mp3 converter—> https://ytmp3.cc

Nitrogen: The Double Edged Sword

The use of inorganic nitrogen in agriculture is recognised as a highly inefficient - and polluting - practice. Globally, over $100 billion of nitrogen fertilisers are applied to crops and pastures every year. Between 10 and 40% of the applied nitrogen is taken up by plants.

Soil Carbon: From Microbes to Mitigation

An aspect of plant community structure that is gaining increased research attention is the presence of 'common mycorrhizal networks' (CMNs) in multi-species cover crops, cash crops grown with companion plants and high-diversity pastures. It has been found that plants in communities assist each other by linking together in vast underground superhighways through which carbon, water and nutrients are exchanged.

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