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Matt Wallenstein
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Soil scientist working to transform agriculture by restoring soil health. Chief Soil Scientist at Syngenta. Emeritus Prof Colorado St Univ.
Read The Forbidden Garden. Botanists who sacrificed their lives to protect an invaluable seed collection during a siege, ensuring its survival for future generations—even as the Soviet government dismissed their work. A powerful lesson in perseverance for today's scientists. a.co/d/fQevmam
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January 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Soil science job alert! We are hiring a field-based research scientist for our soil research farm in Colorado. #SoilHealth

Join our amazing team of soil scientists working globally to translate soil science into solutions at Syngenta.

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Research Field Scientist
Company Description: As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of lan...
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December 11, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Reposted by Matt Wallenstein
According to new original research by Koptikke et al (2024) 'soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change'. 🌎👇
#soilscience #climatechange #sustainability #soilmanagement
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Soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change
Abstract. It is unequivocal that human activities have increased emissions of greenhouse gases, that this is causing warming, and that these changes will be irreversible for centuries to millennia. Wh...
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December 9, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Matt Wallenstein
Does synthetic nitrogen fertilizer burn up soil organic matter? Multiple sources of evidence suggest not. N fertilizer actually slows loss of old SOM and increases microbial biomass. @jordon_wade and I:
csanr.wsu.edu/nitrogen-fer...
December 3, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Matt Wallenstein
In a new interdisciplinary Nature Climate Change Perspective paper, led by me, @lisgilmore and Rachael Shwom, we offer a critical perspective on #climate and social “tipping points.” 🎁: rdcu.be/d2gBC 🧵
‘Tipping points’ confuse and can distract from urgent climate action
Nature Climate Change - The tipping points framing is widely used in climate discussions but receives mixed feedback. This Perspective critiques it for oversimplifying the complexities of natural...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Annual performance review season is upon us. In talking to one of my team members who was fretting about all the things that didn't get done rather than celebrating what did, I encouraged her to flip the script and focus on what was learned–and consider the learnings themselves as achievements.
November 27, 2024 at 3:08 PM
This week I’m at the Phytobiomes conference. One of the best for industry-academia science sharing. I’ve been soaking in all the great high quality talks and posters.
November 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Agriculture is changing fast and it must to meet the demands of tomorrow while addressing climate change. We’re tackling this head-on with our soil health research, innovating to give farmers tools they can rely on for resilience and sustainability.

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The next frontier in agriculture
Amid the farms and cattle ranches here in northern Colorado, Syngenta’s soil health team is using digital technologies and data science to better understand one of the most pressing issues facing farm...
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November 8, 2024 at 5:59 PM