In Search of Soil #2 - Jim Hoorman

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In this episode of In Search of Soil agriculture specialist Jim Hoorman joins me to talk about soil compaction, the dangers of tillage, no-till, cover cropping, and building deep soils. Jim is a former ag extension agent for The Ohio State University. Jim now does consulting and education on cover crops and soil health. Follow Jim Hoorman - www.hoormansoilhealth.com/
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[@markduric7812]

Jim is a boss! Love his energy and the content is killer. Thanks for this.

[@daviddecker264]

I was a in top 4 in USA for crop production in USA in 1984 ( Future Farmers of america at 18 year's old. Today, I live in europe to advance my AG relationship. Your doing a great job of broad range public education. These are dission groups as these folks are a walking encyclopedia.

[@Hohoz88]

Thank you for the quality content. and thanks to your guests for their time and sharing knowledge.

[@hudson8865]

Thank you.

[@davidsawyer1599]

Echoing the positive remarks prior to this. Thanks Diego.

[@augustochucri7403]

Here in Brasil, there's a public department, it's called EMBRAPA, researching all those things that Mr. Hoorman told. You can find FOR FREE all their publications and field research on their website www.embrapa.br/en/international (english version).

[@RADCOMJ1]

Geat informati0on ive never heard of this chap but there's a great deal of practical information and its reinforced all the things my Guru Chritaina jones has said in her talks too. Top Man.

[@colbykinney5633]

Man this is great!

[@shazzbotz]

Love it Diego! Keep these coming =D

[@oldman_eleven]

Thanks so much Diego! Loving having such quality content to listen to during the day. 🙏 Much appreciated.

[@ibjayo]

Tks Diego!!

[@bhishmadesai6500]

50:54 organic matter in different soil and productivity.

[@TheSamba37]

Naidergen, I love it.

[@Stezosledec559]

This is normal farming in Central Europe for centuries. Not no till, but cover crop and one year of four no disturbance, just grass growing. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-field_system

[@kongkongball1]

would be nice, if you could give a brief introduction to these guests before starting the conversation!

[@ranchoraccolto]

for some reason i saw the episode 3 before this one, I liked better the side by side images...

[@PhilKJames]

Love these Diego, but why are the podcast clips only 7 minutes?

[@InSearchofSoil]

Some people just want a short clip on one specific topic, so I try to identify a few that are interesting and publish those as short clips.

[@thomasa5619]

I’d prefer not to have 6 short clips in my subscriptions when I’ve already seen the content, but a lot of people only watch short clips It’s good marketing

[@pyramidion5911]

16:50

[@idiocracy10]

Diego, i bought some cover crop seeds for new raw land, and it is all treated with pesticides, should i plant it, only 2 to 5 acres.

[@ranchoraccolto]

the seeds are treated with pesticide? or fungicide? of the land? living roots is the best you can do to your land if you still have time to stablish something is better than nothing.

[@idiocracy10]

@@ranchoraccolto yea, i did not know they would be treated when i bought them, i have raw land that is covered in prickly pear and various weeds that the wild hogs root up periodically, i may throw it down on fresh hog rootings, but not in areas of future garden beds.

[@ranchoraccolto]

@@idiocracy10 that sounds good

[@gilshelley9183]

Saying sand becomes silt - silt becomes clay is a severe over simplification. This is very misleading. Humas is the word you are looking for and it is highly resistant to decomposition. Fragipanic horizons are largely a function of soil texture. There's a lot of sketchy information from Mr. Hoorman.

[@jekesainjikizana9734]

who do you recommend for a good purview of the soil

[@gilshelley9183]

@@jekesainjikizana9734 For first year students "Soil Science and Management " by Plaster is commonly used. Search Soil Science Text books for several good choices. To obtain reliable information I would avoid most KZbin videos. Lots of amatures who really don't know what their talking about. your local cooperative extension service is a great service.

[@jeanetteinthisorn4955]

@@gilshelley9183 Thanks for the heads up on the text for a cross reference. There were inaccuracies in what this guy has said (like golf greens needing to grow out to have deep roots) but Diego also interviews PHds who are former professors, who have said the same thing about the sand/silt/clay. The problem with settled science is that everyone KNEW and AGREED that a heavier ball would fall faster than a lighter one for thousands of years. Then Galileo showed up. Also, there is a financial incentive for universities to tow the chemical ag line, when a portion of their money for grants come from chemical companies.

[@gilshelley9183]

@@jeanetteinthisorn4955 Actually I have been in academia for 40 years and the influence of agrochemical industries on higher education is highly exaggerated. I would have been fired for as much as taking a pen from a salesmen. In some states is actually illegal. I offer my poverty as an exzample.

[@jeanetteinthisorn4955]

@@gilshelley9183 Your poverty also indicates that you are not part of the Chinese Communist Party's Thousand Tallents Progam. Some scientists, researchers and academics throughout the world receive tens of thousands per month. It is illegal in their respective countries. Just because they didn't approach you, doesn't mean that obscene amounts of money are not being spent. It simply means that you are not useful to their agenda.