In this webinar, with Deb Neher from the Plant and Soil Science Department at UVM, you'll learn how to manage water infiltration and nutrient availability with compost, why organic matter in compost improves aggregate structure and reduces erosion, and hear about examples of using compost to manage soil borne pathogens of plants.

Video time stamps:

• 0:00-2:56 Introduction to Soil Builders Program (Natasha Duarte)

• 2:56-1:06:13 Compost for Soil Function & Disease Suppression (Deb Neher)

• 1:06:13-1:25:50 Q&A

Resources shared:

• The Composting Handbook, Eds. Robert Rynk, Ginny Black, Jane Gilbert, Johannes Biala, Jean Bonhotal, Mary Schwarz & Leslie Cooperband (2021); Neher, D.A. and Hoitink, H.A. 2021. Compost use for plant disease suppression. Chapter 17

• Three books by Jeff Lowenfels:

  • Teaming with Microbes

  • Teaming with Nutrients

  • Teaming with Fungi