Videos and Podcasts
October, 2025, Managing Bacterial Diseases in Organic Onion:Bhabesh Dutta, University of Georgia, Thomas Isakeit, Texas A&M University
Note: You can simply watch the video here or on YouTube, or download it as a podcast without YouTube Premium by saving it on YouTube and downloading it in the YouTube Music app.
February, 2026: Biology of Burkholderia cepacia and Burkholderia gladioli, Brian Kvitko, University of Georgia
May, 2026: Overview of the Soil Microbiome in Organic Onions, Mussie Habteselassie, University of Georgia
July, 2026: Food Safety Studies. Laurel Dunn and Govindaraj Dev Kumar, University of Georgia
Song(s) of the Soil Podcast Episode #6, by Jake Mowrer: Organic Fertilizer/Nitrogen Breakdown
Description: Organic farming and gardening is not simple. The food that finds itself on your table from organic farms has a lot more put into it than conventional foods. Not chemicals, obviously. But work and management. Without herbicides and insecticides, the production of organic produce, grains, and meat requires more care and above all, hand weeding. This episode talks specifically about how organic fertilizers breakdown in soil to feed nitrogen to onions. A multi-state team of researchers is on the case to improve the outcomes in organic onions. This episode is a little bit different as the host is one of the interviewees, along with Dr. Tim Coolong of the University of Georgia. The interviewer is Alice Formiga of E-Organics. The song is Breakdown. Join the fun and learn about the tricks to understanding organic fertilizer from some of the top researchers in the world.
Available on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vLMwlNCmDKpvJmH4JDlhf
Funding

This project was funded by the Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant, part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Award Number 2023-51300-40913

