Field, Lab, Earth Podcast
Field, Lab, Earth Podcast
Podcasts are serial audio files that can be freely downloaded directly from the internet or via podcast aggregators like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Alexa, or Spotify. Field, Lab, Earth is the podcast all about past and present advances in the fields of agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental sciences. Produced by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), it features timely research and conversations with our authors and is always freely available.
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Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Quizzes
CEU quizzes are available for all of our regular episodes. If you are a Certified Crop Adviser or Certified Professional Soil Scientist, you can find quizzes for our episodes on certifiedcropadviser.org. Podcast quizzes are also included as part of the Online Classroom Subscription.
Student Spotlight
Field, Lab, Earth features graduate and undergraduate students at the end of each episode. If you would like to be featured, please let us know by filling out this brief application form. Please note you must be a student member with ASA, CSSA, or SSSA to apply.
Recent Episodes
Interested in checking out our show? Some of our most recent episodes are below. To listen to more of our back catalog, please visit our website or search for “Field, Lab, Earth” anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Connections, January 2026 with Drs. Wade Thomason, Felix Fritschi, and Aaron Daigh
We’re trying something a little bit different. In addition to our regular episodes with Abby, we’ll be adding a monthly bonus episode with Jim Cudahy, the CEO of the Societies. In this first episode, Jim has a chat with the three Society presidents, discussing current challenges and opportunities for the Societies, including ways that members can get the most out of our programs, but guests will vary a lot from there! Please give a listen and let us know what you think. If there are specific guests or topics you want us to cover, let us know!
Rescuing Potato from Buckwheat Volunteers with Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill
Buckwheat can be a powerful driver of ecosystem services in potato rotations grown in Canada, but with its long-lived seeds and ability to make a whole lot of them in a short time, it can also pose a serious volunteer problem. In this episode, Andrew joins me to discuss how creating a framework to reduce volunteers can help keep this helpful plant from turning into a fearsome weed.
Read the featured article now. It is always freely available.
Optimizing Genomic Selection in Strawberry with Dr. Joshua Sleper
If plant breeding were a poker game, you’d have to play a lot of hands to beat the house. Quantitative genetics hopes to give players an advantage by recognizing patterns that can point to future success. In strawberry, a genetically complex and labor-intensive plant, this is particularly important. This episode, Joshua join me to discuss his work using quantitative genetics to help give strawberry breeders a hand.
Read the featured article now. It is always freely available.
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