As of May 10, 2014 I am officially a doctor. After ten years of college I’m finally officially finished and now am a doctor of philosophy in soil science. It feels great to be finished. I want to give a special thanks to all of my family and friends that have supported me through gradContinue reading “Officially a Doctor”
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Top-Ranked Priority Research Questions for Soil Science in the 21st Century
In 2012 and 2013 I had the privilege to work with a fantastic group of graduate students on a project focused on identifying the top-ranked priority research questions for soil science in the 21st century. It was a great learning experience, and an opportunity for me to collaborate with fellow graduate students from all aroundContinue reading “Top-Ranked Priority Research Questions for Soil Science in the 21st Century”
New Job!
Hello everyone, As many of the followers of ColbyDigsSoil.com know, I’ve been working on my PhD in soil science at NC State for a while now. I’ll be finishing up in December, so I’ve been in the midst a thorough job search over the summer and the beginning of the fall semester. That job search isContinue reading “New Job!”
SWCS: Time Well Spent
Tonight the Soil and Water Conservation Society at NCSU (the NCSU student chapter of the SWCS) held our 2013 officer elections. For the first time since 2006 (seven years) I am not an officer or board member of the SWCS, or any affiliated chapters, whatsoever. I’ve really enjoyed my time as a leader in this society, but it’sContinue reading “SWCS: Time Well Spent”
Test Time!
Hey everyone. I am in the middle of taking my PhD preliminary exams so I won’t be able to write a blog post until the end of January. I plans for my next couple of posts include a post on the Aridisol soil order (desert soils), the water cycle within soils and plants (how transpirationContinue reading “Test Time!”
Soil and Water Stewardship Week
This is just a quick post for today. June 29 through May 6 is Soil and Water Stewardship Week, as declared by the governors of Iowa (my home state) and Oklahoma in their respective states. The Conservation Blogger (the blog brought to you by the Soil and Water Conservation Society) had a great post onContinue reading “Soil and Water Stewardship Week”
Stand Up for Ag!
A few months ago, a “writer” by the name of Terrance Loose wrote a piece for Yahoo Education entitled College Majors That Are Useless, and in that article listed several majors that are anything but useless. On that list agriculture, animal science, and horticulture were listed as three of the top five most worthless collegeContinue reading “Stand Up for Ag!”
Colby Featured on Soilduck’s Sunday Soil Scientist
Fellow soil scientist Jess Drake runs a blog called soilduck. Jess has a weekly feature called the Sunday Soil Scientist which focuses on the bio of a soil scientist from around the world. She was nice enough to do this week’s feature on me which you can read at this link. Soilduck is a greatContinue reading “Colby Featured on Soilduck’s Sunday Soil Scientist”
ColbyDigsSoil Now on Facebook
As a way to better market this blog and to foster more interactions with readers there is now a Facebook fan page for ColbyDigsSoil.com. You can “like” the blog by following this link.
Colby’s Bro, Matt Gets an Agronomist Job
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 that it wasn’t for him. He ended up in the Iowa State University Agronomy Department.Continue reading “Colby’s Bro, Matt Gets an Agronomist Job”
Colby Digs Soil 