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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 6d

We're excited to share our new paper in the European Journal of Soil Science on protein quantification in soil and how to correct for interference bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Optimization of Protein Quantification From Soil Samples

Protein profiling of soil samples has the potential to enhance our understanding of soil ecosystems and guide the development of sustainable soil management practices. In that context, there is a nee....

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 12d

The basics of soil chemistry explained - our animated video youtu.be/H3mUEXEoKiA?... #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth

Soil Chemistry

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 13d

Get that Friday feeling with 3 great events for our final day of #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 13d

Great new video on what Airfield Estate are doing to enhance #soilhealth youtu.be/hP40HMcgk2c?... #SoilHealthWeek #GroundTruth

Airfield Estate: Growing Healthy Soil and Sustainable Food

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 13d

We're all set to go here in Ballacolla for our #SoilHealthWeek event. Kicking off at 11am

SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 14d

Tomorrow #SoilHealthWeek continues with a walk on the farm of Pat and Tony Dunne in Ballacolla in Laois. We'll be demonstrating simple and quick #SoilHealth assessment methods that anyone can do on the farm or in the garden, and talking about the best way to manage soils well.Bígí linn #Groundtruth

SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 14d

Great new video featuring Colm Flynn, a Tillage farmer from Kildare, talking about the #SoilHealth journey on his farm #Soilhealthweek #groundtruth

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Bringing Soil Back to Life: Colm Flynn, Kildare

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 14d

As part of #SoilHealthWeek we're happy to launch our 'Soil in Focus' photography competition with some great prizes up for grabs #SoilHealth #GroundTruth teagasc.ie/environment/...

Soil in Focus Photo Competition - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 15d

Great organic farm walk today as part of #SoilHealthweek #Groundtruth

SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 16d

Great new episode of the Environmental Edge podcast on #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi #AMF #Fungi #Endobacteria in Soil by Olga Lastovetsky @ucdresearch.bsky.social kicking off #SoilHealthWeek #SoilHealth

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What’s working harder than any tractor? The microbes in your soil

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 18d

#SoilHealthWeek 22nd-26th of September teagasc.ie/environment/... #SoilHealth #GroundTruth

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Natalie Oram @nataliejoram.bsky.social · 19d

Proud to share our paper: Drought intensity shapes soil legacy effects on grassland plant and soil microbial communities and their responses to future drought, out now in @globalchangebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... (1/n)

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 19d

#SoilHealthWeek 22nd-26th of September teagasc.ie/environment/... #SoilHealth #GroundTruth

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 20d

As part of #SoilHealthWeek next week we'll have 3 farm walks: Tuesday - organic farm walk in Longford, Thursday - mixed farm walk in Laois and Friday - mixed farm walk in Wicklow. All welcome #Groundtruth #SoilHealth

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 20d

Got a soils question? Have it answered by our panel of experts at our free online webinar on Monday 22nd of September at 7pm to kick start #SoilHealthWeek. For details of this and the many other #SoilHealth events check out teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 25d

Come talk to the #GroundTruth team about #SoilHealth this weekend at Airfield Estate in Dundrum @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 25d

The #GroundTruth team are delighted to be at Airfield Estate in Dundrum talking about #SoilHealth for the harvest festival. Come and talk to us about simple tests you can do in your garden or farm in advance of #SoilHealthWeek

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · 29d

We were delighted to join the Environmental Edge podcast to talk about our citizen science project on #SoilHealth #GroundTruth @researchireland.ie @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

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The GroundTruth Project

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Date for the diary #SoilHealthWeek is coming soon to Ireland with events all over the country! Bígí linn 🤗 #GroundTruth #SoilHealth

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · Aug 23

A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · Aug 19

What can your underwear tell you about the health of the soil? A lot! 2 garden areas ca. 3m apart - one compacted by machinery damage one not. Spot the difference #GroundTruth @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · Aug 18

A lot can be learned about #SoilHealth by looking 👀- check out our simple guide here to simple visual assessment of grassland soil youtu.be/9S01Y7XUWDo?... #GroundTruth @vistamilk.bsky.social

How to conduct GrassVESS

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · Aug 15

Linking #SoilHealth and #SoilBiodiversity with human wellbeing has always been tricky. The #Soilguard project has developed a new framework for linking these led by Salva LIadó www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bridging soil biodiversity and human well-being: An actionable framework to measure links between the natural capital and plural value of soils

Human activities contribute to soil degradation globally, endangering life belowground and services like food production and climate regulation. To re…

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SoilMicroBio @soilmicrobio.bsky.social · Jul 29

Interested in doing some simple #SoilHealth assessments on your soils? Check out our new video on counting earthworms youtu.be/ejiXLF0SgTw with a how-to guide available here teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

How To Conduct an Earthworm Count

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Lindo Lab @lindolab.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey #soil #taxonomists! Have you described a species in the last 5 years? Tell us about in our Free + Open Submission event Name Drop! New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4 #soilbiodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social

GSB4 Conference — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

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