Healthy microbes, healthy soil
This webinar will discuss how soil microbes contribute to soil health, the biological indicators of soil quality, and why soil health matters, not just for growing food and crops but for our environment and communities.
SPEAKER BIO:
Dr. Doug Collins
Extension Specialist, Washington State University
Doug Collins is an Extension Faculty with the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and an affiliate faculty with the WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. His extension programs and research focus on soil quality and vegetable and fruit production for small farms. Doug has a Ph.D. in soil science from Washington State University, an M.S. in Plant Pathology from Montana State University, and a B.A. in biology from Colorado College. He previously worked for Ribeiro Plant Lab, Inc., Seattle Tilth Association and the Washington Toxics Coalition and served on the board of directors of Tilth Producers of Washington. He currently serves on the Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Advisory Board.
Doug is an active instructor in Ecological Soil Management for beginning and advanced producers. He conducts workshops at area conferences and for Cultivating Success™ classes. Doug’s research program is focused on organic vegetable cropping systems and managing and monitoring soil fertility.
