Monthly Archives: February 2012

A Spade is a Spade… or Sharp Shooter

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I’ve been in grad school at NC State for almost 4 straight years now. Ever since I’ve arrived in North Carolina, I’ve thought that the use of the word “sharp shooter” to describe a tile spade (what I’ve always refferred … Continue reading →

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Colby’s Bro, Matt Gets an Agronomist Job

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

My older brother Matt recently got his first job in his new career field – agronomy. He will be a research associate with Schillinger Genetics, a non-GMO soybean genetics company. Matt was a contractor for several years, but eventually decided … Continue reading →

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SoilWeb – A Soil Survey App

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

SoilWeb is a smart phone app developed by the California Soil Resource Lab for Android and iPhone devices. In a nutshell, it reads your GPS location and brings up a description of the soil series (or soil mapping unit) on … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day Field Work

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

I made a trip to my research site on Groundhog Day. Before I tell you about the trip, I’ll first give you a little background on what I actually do for my research. The focus of my dissertation is examining … Continue reading →

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