We’re in for a special treat today: one of my favorite tweeple, Dr Lynn Sosnoskie, has graciously accepted an interview for “Better Know a Scientist”. Dr Sosnoskie is a scientist at UC Davis’ Plant Science Department where she does research…
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Better Know a Farmer: No-Till Expert Bill Crabtree
In this issue of “Better Know a Farmer”, I contacted Bill Crabtree to learn about “no-till farming”. If you’re saying to yourself, “No-till? What are you waiting for? Till when? It doesn’t make sense” then you’re not alone. Bill has…

Better Know a Scientist: Rice Research Scientist Dr Nir Oksenberg
In this month’s “Better Know a Scientist”, I’m interviewing Dr Nir Oksenberg. He works in a lab that actually makes transgenic crops! Nir’s career seems to have taken a very windy road: he completed his PhD at UCSF studying a…