This is not a convincing presentation. Of course, there are thousands and ten thousands of insects that do not compete at all with us. However, there are thousands and maybe ten thousands that DO compete. In addition to that, it is a super romantic view that we could just let nature do its thing, and everything will be fine. That's nonsene. If you really DEPEND on your crop, you have to protect it. This video is a waste of time.

What a fascinating video. Thank you so much for making it available. Genuinely learned a lot. In the extremely unlikely event that dr Dykstra reads these comments: can you use insect and pest load as a proxy for determining the strongest particular plant lineages for selective breeding purposes and plant improvement?

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Zero sources cited. Not one. Red flags left and right. He spends 10 minutes showing you data on himself, and not one minute showing us any data on plants or insects at all. Not one chart showing actual numbers. When prompted to rebut a published paper that contradicts his claims, he tears it apart and says he himself isn't allowed to publish, but, in essence, he knows stuff we don't that he isn't going to tell us, which is why we should trust he is correct. You know what happens when you publish? Your peers can review your DATA.

Is an untouched ecosystem, like a prairie remnant “unhealthy” because its plants are used by insects?

I'm from Iran, don't know how to thank you enough, bow to the great effort 💙💚🌱🌳🙏#SaveSoil #ConsciousPlanet #Sadhguru

Very important information for all the world to know. Keep on the fantastic job Tom

I'm blown away by this presentation (and want to see the others)! Thank you so much for this amazing info!

❤ good work! I'm looking forward to contacting Ronald

Great slideshow! I am curious why he can do patents but can't publish?

Maple on spring make starch to sugarwith different ttemperatures same for fruit on fall unbarried root flare all help for good brix. 1:59:33

What are the best plants for the east coast of America to break up soil compaction? Example = Let's say it's my first year on my 6 acres and I don't want to till but it's heavy clay and rock. Think smokey mountains ⛰️ Rock,clay and coal.

this explains locust swarms decimating modern large scale crops

Excelelnt video. Excensive for poor Bangladeshi to take the courses

IMHO: I THINK WE NEED A LOT BETTER "PRACTICAL, SOILSCIENCE" THAT IS BASED ON WHOLISTIC, MACRO- FARMING/ORCHARDING./FORESTRY PRACTICES, GUIDED BY DIRECT OBSERVATION, AND NOT DEPENDENT ON "LAB-COATED SCIENTISTS, USING MICROSCOPES)....

So glad he made the video..such important knowledge

Costa Rica

Great webinar thank you I am from Algeria north africa, moutain région called kabylie, we have olive trees at least few centuries old, , great talk, many take away from this session Thank you for sharing.

Seem minerals to improve photosynthesis efficiency as john kemph explain

This presentation is amazing !

Hola desde Costa Rica 😊

I have been in joying and learning from the video that is put out. I have learned a great deal from them. The only thing I haven't found is controlling stink bugs so far. Is there any information on what to do to control them? I understand the brix learning more about it. If there is any information could you please let me know.

How about squash bugs

Good work team❤ excellent insight

Exceptional results. 6777 micrograms of fungal biomass per gram of soil?? That's unheard of! Can we please get someone to verify your findings with another study? This should be the subject of major scientific study.

John's comment about research not considering the health of the plant mirrors animal/human research. This is a point I've discussed numerous times in other arenas. Most medical research in humans does not use individuals adapted to fasting. Sure, they may fast for a short time prior to the study, but in terms of adapting to the shift in energy metabolism and underlying hormetic responses that occur over long periods of practice, research is limited. Recent research is slowly catching up, to be fair. What this suggests is that much of what we have come to understand about human patho / general physiology may be missing critical pieces of the puzzle. First time I've heard someone else bring up this point, and in plants no less. I've been interested lately in the link between modulation of stress response pathways in animals models as it pertains to healthspan and longevity, and in plants as they pertain to secondary metabolism and it's very cool how many similarities there are as it pertains to optimization of underlying biological systems.

I had one question. How do you do phytoremediation of soils if possible toxics in the soil (you are trying to remove) are limiting the growth of the bacteria, fungi, etc?

You were mentioning taking small samples of material from forest floors, etc. I thought of a tree increment borer. But not sure it would work with soil samples. But it does extract a very small core sample. With very little damage.

I’m trying to create recreate a tallgrass prairie but have run into problems with invasive crown vetch. Can the soil food web deal with this particular weed and how does the distinguish it from native prairie plants?

Hi! I've been watching your videos for some time now and appreciate how much I've learned. I'd love to sign up for the next Summit and interact with these wonderful people, unfortunately the link on the description doesn't seem to work when I click it 😢.

Thank you for this.. Would love to enroll for classes. They suit my vision in the field of Horticulture.

#EndLoggingOnPublicLand.

You really have expertise I need for my Horticulture farming business. I'd want to be your student and for you to mentor me closely.

I just learned my wife have taken out a huge life insurance on me. When I found out, she laughed and said it was because I'm always chased by mosquitos. Today I found this video in her KZbin log.

I love Dr Dykstra !!! A lot of things I learned from him even I studied 8 years agriculture ! So my question is how we can the plants 12 brix ???

Trevor Quick, Australia

Is this course in Spanish?

His intro needs to be shorter and tighter.

I need six legs 😂

Outstanding mind boggling class by Dr Dykstra 🐞🐛🐜

LOL everything started at Rutgers university😅

Just curious if this a rebuttal to the newly crafted indigenous predatory microbes in the Natural Farming realm. I agree that healthy plants do not get bothered as much but its not universal, many pests will attack healthy plants, Plants gain more resiliency through healthy soil which in turn makes healthy plants. These plants will not be completely immune to pests., What about things like coffee borer beetles and other pests? Sure aphids whie flys thrips and that stuff cant really munch on healthy plants with resiliency but I do not think this is universally true

@25:00 well a fresh leaf of Spinach will have lower amounts of sugar than a leaf that’s been dehydrated by putting it in the fridge. Does that mean the dehydrated leaf is healthier because it has more sugar? No.

Why is Tom not allowed to publish on the research he does?.. also great talk, tantalizing concepts.

Dr. Elaine is second to none in the soil world. What will be ration (1) Bacteria:Fungi Ration (2) Protozoa:Bacteria ratio and (3) Nematodes:Fungi ration. Please give me answer.

Why can’t you publish your findings?

I'm interested in this topic but 2hours is simply to much. I would enjoy a summary at the end , or, a more compressed content. Thank you.

Excellent presentation :)

I've been tell people for the last 5 years that insects only attack unhealthy plants. I learned this by not tilling, I don't use pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. I will have tons of squash Beatles around my plants but they never touch my plants. They eat the dead leaves that fall or I cut off. When the life cycle of the plant ends in August they will clean up my dieing plants then.

Ready to learn all about soil food web Thx Dr. Elaine for you insight. Billy in Uganda