McDaniel Lab
@soil-plant.bsky.social
We study soil-plant interactions to make farming more regenerative and sustainable. More info here: https://www.soil-plant.com/
Our new paper showing that local soil management and texture strongly shape litter #decomposition rates, and that the #TeaBagIndex can be used for #soilhealth 🌱🧪🫖
🔗https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1665233/full
🔗https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1665233/full
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Our new paper showing that local soil management and texture strongly shape litter #decomposition rates, and that the #TeaBagIndex can be used for #soilhealth 🌱🧪🫖
🔗https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1665233/full
🔗https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1665233/full
#ColeDutter published his latest paper showing rapid (< 10 years) and comprehensive improvement in #soilhealth under #prairiestrips. 🌱🦠
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224561.2024.2435683
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224561.2024.2435683
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#ColeDutter published his latest paper showing rapid (< 10 years) and comprehensive improvement in #soilhealth under #prairiestrips. 🌱🦠
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224561.2024.2435683
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224561.2024.2435683
#IAsoybeans just published our work showing soil management can improve soybean drought resilience. Results from Marsden Agricultural Diversification Experiment (MADE)
Overcoming Drought Impacts with Soybean Research
Research shows four-year crop rotations improve soybean drought resilience during wetter springs and drier summers.
www.iasoybeans.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
#IAsoybeans just published our work showing soil management can improve soybean drought resilience. Results from Marsden Agricultural Diversification Experiment (MADE)
Mary and Enzo carefully collecting #miscanthus litter layer to determine importance as #carbon stock and #soil blanket 🌱
June 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Mary and Enzo carefully collecting #miscanthus litter layer to determine importance as #carbon stock and #soil blanket 🌱
Blink and you’ll miss it — the fastest soil sampling you’ve ever seen ⏱️🌱
Video by Anastasiia Hutsal
Video by Anastasiia Hutsal
May 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Blink and you’ll miss it — the fastest soil sampling you’ve ever seen ⏱️🌱
Video by Anastasiia Hutsal
Video by Anastasiia Hutsal
“Adding anaerobic digestate to commercial farm fields increases soil organic carbon” 🌱🧪🚜
Application of anaerobic digestate in 14 commercial farm fields, a rare opportunity to assess its effects under real-world conditions. #SieversFarm #Sebastian
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Application of anaerobic digestate in 14 commercial farm fields, a rare opportunity to assess its effects under real-world conditions. #SieversFarm #Sebastian
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding anaerobic digestate to commercial farm fields increases soil organic carbon
Integrating anaerobic digestion technology can help farms meet agronomic, environmental, and economic goals. The slurry by-product from anaerobic dige…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“Adding anaerobic digestate to commercial farm fields increases soil organic carbon” 🌱🧪🚜
Application of anaerobic digestate in 14 commercial farm fields, a rare opportunity to assess its effects under real-world conditions. #SieversFarm #Sebastian
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Application of anaerobic digestate in 14 commercial farm fields, a rare opportunity to assess its effects under real-world conditions. #SieversFarm #Sebastian
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We love to see Emmie having fun with soil cores! 😍
Video by Emmie Vos
Video by Emmie Vos
April 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We love to see Emmie having fun with soil cores! 😍
Video by Emmie Vos
Video by Emmie Vos
Reposted by McDaniel Lab
Interested in learning more about cover cropping? I'm hosting a webinar series on perennial grasses as cover crops in corn and soybean. Register at: go.iastate.edu/I4FC2P. @regenpgc.bsky.social @soil-plant.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Interested in learning more about cover cropping? I'm hosting a webinar series on perennial grasses as cover crops in corn and soybean. Register at: go.iastate.edu/I4FC2P. @regenpgc.bsky.social @soil-plant.bsky.social