Dr. Cristine Morgan, Chief Scientific Officer of the Soil health Institute (SHI), moderates a panel of SHI scientists during the organization’s 4th Annual Meeting. Dr. Morgan introduces the panel and the ambitious North American Project to Evaluate Soil Health Measurements (NAPESHM). The leading scientists provide a brief overview of specific project components.
The project scientists will measure and evaluate 31 soil health management indicators and three evaluation frameworks in order to isolate the leading, relevant indicators of soil health.
Program leaders considered 154 site applications, selecting 120 for soil sampling. In Spring 2019, 116 of 120 sites were sampled, totaling 1891 of 2024 experimental units with laboratory data for all experimental units expected by December 2019.
The scientists:
Dr. Shannon Cappellazzi [8:23] serves as the NAPESHM lead scientist for the western United States. She also leads the team for soil health assessment in pastures and rangeland. Dr. Cappellazzi most recently served as Manager at the Oregon State University Central Analytical Laboratory. Earlier in her career, she was the Equestrian Manager for Wheelbarrow Creek Ranch and an agricultural commodities trader for Wilbur-Ellis Company.
Dr. Kelsey Hoegenauer [13:29] serves as the NAPESHM lead scientist for the southern United States. Most recently, Dr. Hoegenauer was a graduate research assistant at the University of Arkansas conducting research on recycling nutrients using cover crops in row crop systems. Dr. Hoegenauer also has served as a graduate research assistant at Auburn University conducting research on the long-term and short-term effects of cover cropping on physical and chemical soil properties in a peanut-cotton rotation. As a Lloyd Noble Scholar in Agriculture (Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation/Noble Research Institute), Dr. Hoegenauer conducted research on blackberry management in rangelands. Dr. Hoegenauer has certification as an Associate Professional Soil Scientist.
Dr. Charlotte Norris [18:52] serves as the NAPESHM lead scientist for Canada. Dr. Norris has collaborated on research determining best management practices for intensive vegetable production, assessing the effects of agricultural crops on soil health, and evaluating the effects of forest harvesting practices on soil quality. Dr. Norris has also investigated indicators of soil quality in reclaimed forest ecosystems.
Dr. Gregory (Mac) Bean [24:30] serves as the NAPESHM lead scientist for Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. Dr. Bean also leads the team for soil health in soil pedology and genesis. Most recently, Dr. Bean focuses on improving nitrogen fertilizer management as a graduate student at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Paul Tracy [29:40] manages the day-to-day activities of NAPESHM. Dr. Tracy also leads NAPESHM efforts in Mexico.
Dr. Dan Liptzin [36:27] serves as the NAPESHM lead scientist for the High Plains. Dr. Liptzin recently served as a Senior Instructor at the University of Colorado, Denver, where he taught courses in biogeochemistry, environmental science, and climate. Dr. Liptzin’s research interests include exploring human effects on the nitrogen cycle, interactions among elemental cycles, redox-sensitive biogeochemistry, and ecosystem processes in seasonally snow-covered ecosystems.
Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Rieke [41:35] serves as the NAPESHM lead scientist for the northern Midwest and northeastern United States. Dr. Rieke also leads the assessment of microbial population dynamics using genomic tools to identify microbial soil health indicators. Most recently, Dr. Rieke served as a postdoctoral research associate, Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.
Dr. Michael Cope [45:46] serves as the project’s statistician and database manager. Most recently, Dr. Cope served as a statistical and research analyst at Clemson University. Dr. Cope’s expertise includes analysis of large and assorted data. Dr. Cope received his B.S. in Environmental Studies from Brevard College and his Ph.D. in Forest Resources from Clemson University.
Soil Health: A Global Imperative, the 4th Annual Meeting of the Soil Health Institute, was held July 16-18, 2019 in Sacramento California. Presenters from across the United States and around the world addressed various soil health topics and authors of more than 60 soil health research projects were in attendance to display their work.
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