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SUMMARY:Measuring agricultural soil health:  Exploring 
 the path from data to decision-making
CONTACT;ALTREP="mailto:marcia.bjornerud@lawrence.edu":
 Marcia Bjornerud\, marcia.bjornerud@lawrence.edu
DESCRIPTION:
 Science Hall Colloquium \n
 Dr. Hava Blair, LUaEUR(TM)13,  Dept. of Soil Science 
 at UW Madison\n
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 What does it mean to measure soil health in agricultural 
 systems? Once we measure it, how can we translate 
 the science into practice to support sustainable 
 agriculture? In this presentation, I will share 
 how I have grappled with these questions through 
 research conducted in farm fields, at laboratory 
 benches, and between the pages of more than 200 
 meta-analyses drawn from the literature. My research 
 journey took me into the fields of 27 commercial 
 farms across Minnesota, where I quantified the 
 effects of agricultural practices on the soil 
 with a suite of commonly used soil health indicators. 
 This on-farm research experience spurred me to 
 think more broadly about what it takes to translate 
 science to practice. How do we synthesize primary 
 research into a body of evidence that might be 
 useful for decision-making? I will share how I 
 explored one facet of this question through the 
 lens of meta-research, and how I continue to explore 
 it through my current work as a soil scientist 
 who develops decision support tools for agriculture 
 in Wisconsin.\n\n

LOCATION:Steitz Hall 102
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