Dr. Mo Ollenburger
@mollen.bsky.social
Food and farming systems analysis 🌱 Postdoc, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota 🌽 FoodS^3 team https://foodscubed.umn.edu/ 🫛
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Hi there bluesky, I'm an interdisciplinary agricultural scientist, have lived on 4 continents (USA, Ecuador, Netherlands, Mali), and use models to explore complex food and farming systems. Passionate about participatory research and stakeholder engagement. My motto: "People do things for reasons"
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or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
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"Freedom isn't free" isn't just for soldiers.
It's for all of us.
And sometimes it just means "If you're lucky enough to be entrusted with land, do a good job with it.
"Don't just shoot yourself in the foot & grovel for refunds."
It's for all of us.
And sometimes it just means "If you're lucky enough to be entrusted with land, do a good job with it.
"Don't just shoot yourself in the foot & grovel for refunds."
October 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"Freedom isn't free" isn't just for soldiers.
It's for all of us.
And sometimes it just means "If you're lucky enough to be entrusted with land, do a good job with it.
"Don't just shoot yourself in the foot & grovel for refunds."
It's for all of us.
And sometimes it just means "If you're lucky enough to be entrusted with land, do a good job with it.
"Don't just shoot yourself in the foot & grovel for refunds."
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One of the most important skills a techie can have and one which far too few actually have is knowing when the best solution to a problem isn't a technical one.
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
One of the most important skills a techie can have and one which far too few actually have is knowing when the best solution to a problem isn't a technical one.
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
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Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations? @mkhaw.bsky.social and I want to hear from you @chronicle.com. DM or email! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HigherEd
February 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations? @mkhaw.bsky.social and I want to hear from you @chronicle.com. DM or email! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HigherEd
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I'm begging a major news org to cover the fact NSF is defying the courts to enact Trump's unconstitutional executive order
January 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm begging a major news org to cover the fact NSF is defying the courts to enact Trump's unconstitutional executive order
"Pausing grants means people don't eat."
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
January 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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the hardest problem in computer science is where did I save the code I already wrote to solve this problem
December 25, 2024 at 10:57 AM
the hardest problem in computer science is where did I save the code I already wrote to solve this problem
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Great data journalism: people report “best times” is when they were 10-15 yo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 17, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Great data journalism: people report “best times” is when they were 10-15 yo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I just want a TEENY little truck that runs on ELECTRICITY and looks like I bought it from Richard Scarry's LOWLY WORM, is that too much to ask??
December 11, 2024 at 3:26 AM
I just want a TEENY little truck that runs on ELECTRICITY and looks like I bought it from Richard Scarry's LOWLY WORM, is that too much to ask??
@ione-umn.bsky.social is the rare academic institution that actually means what they say about supporting interdisciplinary research and team science. Applications for the postdoc program are open now - and yes, they can sponsor visas! More here: z.umn.edu/ApplybyFeb2
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December 6, 2024 at 10:04 PM
@ione-umn.bsky.social is the rare academic institution that actually means what they say about supporting interdisciplinary research and team science. Applications for the postdoc program are open now - and yes, they can sponsor visas! More here: z.umn.edu/ApplybyFeb2
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My employer @ione-umn.bsky.social is now on Bluesky - Recommend giving 'em a follow to get the scoop on some of the coolest environmental research and sustainability leadership on the block 🌎🧪🌐🌡️
Plus applications for the 3rd cohort of the IonE Postdoc Fellowship is open now 😎
environment.umn.edu
Plus applications for the 3rd cohort of the IonE Postdoc Fellowship is open now 😎
environment.umn.edu
Institute on the Environment | Discovering Solutions to Earth's Greatest Enviromental Challenges
IonE is leading the way toward a future in which people and the environment prosper together.
environment.umn.edu
December 6, 2024 at 6:57 PM
My employer @ione-umn.bsky.social is now on Bluesky - Recommend giving 'em a follow to get the scoop on some of the coolest environmental research and sustainability leadership on the block 🌎🧪🌐🌡️
Plus applications for the 3rd cohort of the IonE Postdoc Fellowship is open now 😎
environment.umn.edu
Plus applications for the 3rd cohort of the IonE Postdoc Fellowship is open now 😎
environment.umn.edu
Picked up a couple of these at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit a couple weeks ago and thought of @kengiller.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Picked up a couple of these at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit a couple weeks ago and thought of @kengiller.bsky.social
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"How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it?" William Logan
Soils are the essence of life, and I deeply admire the tiny biological engines that keep them functional.
Happy World Soil Day 2024 !
Soils are the essence of life, and I deeply admire the tiny biological engines that keep them functional.
Happy World Soil Day 2024 !
December 5, 2024 at 2:42 PM
"How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it?" William Logan
Soils are the essence of life, and I deeply admire the tiny biological engines that keep them functional.
Happy World Soil Day 2024 !
Soils are the essence of life, and I deeply admire the tiny biological engines that keep them functional.
Happy World Soil Day 2024 !
Measuring changes in soil C is almost impossible over a few years, and no agricultural practices have demonstrated consistent effects that could be generalized across landscapes. Reduced/no-till and cover crops have other benefits, but the evidence for C sequestration just isn't there.
"Cover crops do not increase soil organic carbon stocks as much as has been claimed":
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Seems like all expectations to store carbon in agricultural land at a large scale are gone.
What's left to mitigate climate change in the agri-food system?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Seems like all expectations to store carbon in agricultural land at a large scale are gone.
What's left to mitigate climate change in the agri-food system?
December 3, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Measuring changes in soil C is almost impossible over a few years, and no agricultural practices have demonstrated consistent effects that could be generalized across landscapes. Reduced/no-till and cover crops have other benefits, but the evidence for C sequestration just isn't there.
Hi there bluesky, I'm an interdisciplinary agricultural scientist, have lived on 4 continents (USA, Ecuador, Netherlands, Mali), and use models to explore complex food and farming systems. Passionate about participatory research and stakeholder engagement. My motto: "People do things for reasons"
December 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Hi there bluesky, I'm an interdisciplinary agricultural scientist, have lived on 4 continents (USA, Ecuador, Netherlands, Mali), and use models to explore complex food and farming systems. Passionate about participatory research and stakeholder engagement. My motto: "People do things for reasons"