Leaf Mold Compost for Urban Agriculture with Kyle Richardville
07/19/24 • 35 min
“Leaf mold compost for better soil and crop health” with Kyle Richardville
Growing vegetables in urban gardens is becoming a popular and ever more important option for supporting families with nutritious and healthy produce. However, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides can cause negative impacts on soil, crop, and human health. To reduce these negative impacts, there is a growing interest in using biologicals and compost manure for crop production. This episode, Kyle Richardville, agronomist and regenerative agriculture consultant at “Understanding Ag,” shares his insights on the importance of a compost made from tree leaves and fungi—leaf mold compost—and how it impacts soil microbial communities, soil physical properties, and overall crop production.
Tune in to learn:
· What are biologicals and compost manure?
· What is Trichoderma and how does it help in agriculture?
· How do mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants?
· How does compost manure increase soil and crop health?
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20022
This paper is always freely available.
Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.
If you would like to reach out to Kyle Richardville, you can find him here [email protected] https://understandingag.com/team/kyle-richardville/
If you would like to reach out to Udit Debangshi, you can find him here: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udit-debangshi-703623207
Resources
Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/RfBbxJY4TGtLQKntBYbFAfBJAuFXs_XrgSeIu8t9UABk0ZbgCJGEYhPW16TvZ2Dfgod-jzt8ERNAsjPO9zHV5vJeRck?loadFrom=SharedLink
Understanding Ag: https://understandingag.com/
Additional Resources from Kyle’s Blog: https://groundedregenerativeblog.com/additional-resources/
Teaming with Fungi book: https://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Fungi-Organic-Mycorrhizae-Gardeners/dp/1604697296
Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the shownotes and other assets.
Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
“Leaf mold compost for better soil and crop health” with Kyle Richardville
Growing vegetables in urban gardens is becoming a popular and ever more important option for supporting families with nutritious and healthy produce. However, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides can cause negative impacts on soil, crop, and human health. To reduce these negative impacts, there is a growing interest in using biologicals and compost manure for crop production. This episode, Kyle Richardville, agronomist and regenerative agriculture consultant at “Understanding Ag,” shares his insights on the importance of a compost made from tree leaves and fungi—leaf mold compost—and how it impacts soil microbial communities, soil physical properties, and overall crop production.
Tune in to learn:
· What are biologicals and compost manure?
· What is Trichoderma and how does it help in agriculture?
· How do mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants?
· How does compost manure increase soil and crop health?
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20022
This paper is always freely available.
Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.
If you would like to reach out to Kyle Richardville, you can find him here [email protected] https://understandingag.com/team/kyle-richardville/
If you would like to reach out to Udit Debangshi, you can find him here: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udit-debangshi-703623207
Resources
Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/RfBbxJY4TGtLQKntBYbFAfBJAuFXs_XrgSeIu8t9UABk0ZbgCJGEYhPW16TvZ2Dfgod-jzt8ERNAsjPO9zHV5vJeRck?loadFrom=SharedLink
Understanding Ag: https://understandingag.com/
Additional Resources from Kyle’s Blog: https://groundedregenerativeblog.com/additional-resources/
Teaming with Fungi book: https://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Fungi-Organic-Mycorrhizae-Gardeners/dp/1604697296
Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the shownotes and other assets.
Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
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Tune in to learn:
· What migratory bird stopovers are
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· What are the long-term impacts of agricultural land flooding
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20365
This paper is always freely available.
Contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.
If you would like to reach out to Amitava Chatterjee, you can find him here: [email protected] https://www.ars.usda.gov/midwest-area/ames/nlae/people/amitava-chatterjee/
If you would like to reach out to Sourajit Dey from our Student Spotlight, you can find him here: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/sourajit-dey-100208215
Resources
“Flooding Fields May Be a Win-Win For Farmers and Birds in the Mississippi Delta” article: https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/flooding-fields-may-be-win-win-farmers-and-birds-mississippi-delta
“Flooding Fields in the Mississippi Delta Helps Crop Yields—and Shorebirds” article: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/flooding-fields-in-the-mississippi-delta-helps-crop-yields-and-shorebirds/#
“Soil carbon mineralization, enzyme activities, and crop residue decomposition under varying soil moisture regime” article in Soil Science Society of America Journal: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20601
https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/18529.wba
Conservation Incentive Program: Winter-Flooded Rice Fields for Waterfowl Habitat: https://youtu.be/yzOFy0weIx0?si=QoTRQHwHdwF5ZGo9
MDWFP Waterfowl Program - Mississippi Land Conservation Assistance Network: https://www.mississippilandcan.org/local-resources/MDWFP-Waterfowl-Program/20187
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/waterfowl-program.aspx
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