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The Roots of Your Profits - Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Microbiologist, Founder of Soil Foodweb Inc

Oxford Real Farming Conference · talk · Watch on YouTube

Environment, agriculture & food systemsBiology & biotechnology

What it is

Soil microbiologist Elaine Ingham speaks at the Oxford Real Farming Conference on how soil organisms cycle nutrients, unlock minerals from rock and air, and why pesticides and fertilizers harm soil life. Slides are linked in the description.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite her as the explanation for why soil biology, not added fertilizer, drives plant nutrition and farm results.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Soil microbiologist explains how pesticides harm soil nutrient cycling”

    schiffern, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “U.S. honeybee colonies hit a 20-year high”

  2. “Also see, very significantly, Elaine Ingham, soil (biology) scientist, Ph.D.”

    Soil biology matters more than nutrient levels for farm results

    vram22, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “No-till no-herbicide farming system in trial since 1981”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: soil biology, regenerative farming, elaine ingham, nutrient cycling, pesticides

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