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The Dirt by Loam
Brought to you by Loam, 'The Dirt' takes a closer look at how new technologies (particularly CarbonBuilder), science, and land management strategies can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and turn your dirt into healthier agricultural soils.
Dan Reid from the Loam talks to farmers as well as experts from Loam and the agriculture industry about the basics of increasing carbon build, integrating new technologies on-farm, and participating in SecondCrop soil carbon projects in Australia.
Episodes
8 episodes
Grower profile - Steve Nicholson - The first SecondCrop farmer
Loam’s Dan Reid is chats with Loam's first SecondCrop grower Steve Nicholson, while at the Australian National Field Days at Borenore near Orange.Steve farms at Wirrinya, in-between Forbes and Grenfell in the central west of NSW....
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:08

Carbon Projects explained - Torben Heinzel
Dan talks to Torben Heinzel about all the Steps in a SecondCrop Carbon Project. Grower Feasibility Survey, Meet with Loam, Mapping, Land Management Strategy, Eligible Land Management Activities, Contract with Loam, Register with the...
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Grower profile - Stuart McDonald
Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid is out on farm at Canowindra, NSW with grower Stuart McDonald, who has entered into a carbon project with Loam to build soil carbon. This episode covers:Why did yo...
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Building carbon in soil
Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Carbon Agronomists Guy Webb and Phil Peterson at Loam's headquarters in Orange, NSW. This episode covers:Do I need to change my management practice...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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What does Loam's fungi actually do to improve soil?
Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Carbon Agronomists Guy Webb and Phil Peterson.This episode covers:What does Loam's endophyte fungi actually do to improve soil?How long ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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What's the dirt on soil carbon?
Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Senior Carbon Agronomist Phil Peterson.Dan chats to Phil about some of the common questions that they hear from growers when discussing soil carbon. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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How do you measure soil carbon?
Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid chats to Loam’s Senior Carbon Agronomist Phil Peterson.Following on from the previous episode, Dan chats to Phil about some of the regular questions that they hear from growers when...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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Intro to Loam - featuring co-founder Guy Webb
The Dirt is a short form podcast hosted by Loam’s Grower Communications Manager Dan Reid. In this introductory episode, Dan chats to one of the founders of Loam in agronomist Guy Webb. Guy has decades of experience in the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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