Soil Health with 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Rattan Lal

<p>The World Food Prize is awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to food and food security around the world. The brainchild of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, it was founded in 1986 and is the foremost international award for those in these fields. Dr. Rattan Lal is the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for his continent-spanning work with climate change and holistic soil health. This episode, we talk with Dr. Lal about his life, career, and the soil health lessons he’s learned along the way.</p> <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>The importance of animals like earthworms, termites, and centipedes to soil health</li> <li>How covering soils can increase soil health properties</li> <li>How the health of animals, people, plants, soil, and the environment intertwine</li> <li>What future steps we can take to increase food security and soil health</li> </ul> <p>If you would like more information about this topic, the <em>CSA News</em> feature about Dr. Lal is available here: <a class= "epub-doi" href="https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20290" aria-label= "Digital Object Identifier">https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20290</a></p> <p>It will be freely available from 16 October to 30 October, 2020.</p> <p>If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href= "http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Dr. Lal, you can find him here:<br /> <a href="mailto:lal.1@osu.edu">lal.1@osu.edu</a></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p>CEU Quiz: <a href= "https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/882"> https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/882</a></p> <p>World Food Prize: <a href= "htt