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Taming Black Fungus

Taming Black Fungus - June 03, 2021 03:20 - 13 minutes
An infection that has made its way through 12,000 Indians, will soon have a treatment.

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 13: Growing Kiwiberries in Minnesota

What's Killing My Kale? - August 06, 2020 19:39 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3, episode 13 of "What's Killing My Kale," Annie talked with Seth Wannmeuhler, a graduate research assistant at University of Minnesota, about kiwiberries. Seth has become an expert on kiwiberries through is research the last several years in which he seeks to develop a new hardy kiwibe...

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What's Killing my Kale Season 3 Episode 12: Spray programs for organic tomatoes

What's Killing My Kale? - July 16, 2020 19:49 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3 Episode 12 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Inga Meadows, Extension plant pathologist at NC State University, about disease management in organic tomatoes.  It's nearly impossible to avoid disease issues in tomatoes, but there are ways to preventatively manage them, e...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 10: Flowering and fruit set in cucurbits

What's Killing My Kale? - May 21, 2020 19:36 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3 Episode 10 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics and cucurbit breeder extraordinaire at the University of New Hampshire.  Every year we hear about fruiting in flowering issues in cucurbit crops towards the middle of the s...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 9: Nutrient management in wet soils

What's Killing My Kale? - May 07, 2020 16:28 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3, episode 9 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked to Dr. Paulo Pagliari, an associate professor of soil science at the University of Minnesota, about nutrient management in wet soils.  Though this spring has been relatively dry, our climate is becoming wetter overall, and we may s...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 8: Measuring soil health: biological activity

What's Killing My Kale? - May 07, 2020 15:53 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3, episode 8 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked to Local Extension Educators Claire LaCanne (Rice & Steele Counties) and Shane Bugeja (Le Sueur and Blue Earth Counties) about their recent trials to measure soil biological activity.  Photo: Claire LaCanne With increasing interes...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 5: The Economics of Spotted Wing Drosophila Management

What's Killing My Kale? - April 10, 2020 19:48 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Spotted wing drosophila damage on tart cherry. Photo: Annie Klodd In Season 3 Episode 5 of What's Killing My Kale, Annie talked with Gigi Digiacomo, a research fellow in the Department of Applied Economics. They discussed Digiacomo's recent findings about how spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) has ...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 6: An Update on Organic Spotted Wing Drosophila Management

What's Killing My Kale? - April 10, 2020 19:39 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Spotted wing Drosophila on a raspberry. Photo: Charlie Rohwer, UMN In Season 3 Episode 6 of What's Killing My Kale, Annie talked with Dr. Mary Rogers, an Assistant Professor studying organic food production systems in the Department of Horticulture. They discussed recent research findings from...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 4: Climate adaptation at Little Hill Berry Farm

What's Killing My Kale? - March 30, 2020 15:16 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3 Episode 4 of What's Killing My Kale, Annie talked with Aaron Wills from Little Hill Berry Farm. They discussed how climate change is impacting fruit production, and strategies for adaptation. This is the fourth and final episode in a mini series about how climate change is impacting...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 3: Climate change adaptation at Open Hands Farm

What's Killing My Kale? - March 30, 2020 15:13 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 3 Episode 3 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Erin Johnson and Ben Doherty from Open Hands Farm. They discussed the ways that they have noticed the impacts of climate change on their farm, and strategies they're using for adaptation.  This is the third episode in a mini ...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 2: Climate adaptation at Loon Organics Farm

What's Killing My Kale? - March 30, 2020 15:09 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We are back with another season of What's Killing My Kale! In Season 3 Episode 2, Annie talked with farmer Laura Frerichs from Loon Organics farm about how climate change is affecting their ability to grow vegetables, and adaptation strategies. This is the second episode in a mini series about h...

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 1: Growing produce in a changing climate with Kenny Blumenfeld

What's Killing My Kale? - March 30, 2020 15:01 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We are back with another season of What's Killing My Kale! In Season 3 Episode 1, Natalie talked with Kenny Blumenfeld, Senior Climatologist with the DNR about how our climate has changed over the last 100 years, and projections for the future.  This is the first episode in a mini series about ...

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Regaining Our Hope With Rachel Pedersen

Manage Mold - February 06, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today's episode, we are pausing the mold remediation subject to bring in an extraordinary guest to the podcast, her name is Rachel Pedersen, and she is a social media manager and entrepreneur. She specializes in helping people achieve their potential and bringing hope into their live...

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How Relevant Are ERMI And HERTSMI Mold Lab Tests?

Manage Mold - January 30, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, I’m interviewing my good friend and premier trainer of mold remediation Michael Pinto to discuss the ERMI and HERTSMI mold lab tests, their level of relevancy and how these tests actually work. Michael is offering his expert point of view to explain how these tests are...

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It Works If You Do the Math

Manage Mold - January 24, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, I’m interviewing Scott Haag, a long-time expert in the cleaning and maintenance industry. Scott has been my mentor for over twenty years. Today, he’s here to share his wisdom about life, health, and how the clean factor is one of the critical pieces to any successful re...

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Indoor Air Quality And The Elephant In The Room, EMF With Martine Davis

Manage Mold - January 09, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
What would you be willing to do in order to get well? My guest today was asked this question after feeling sick for several years and not finding the answers she needed to solve her health problems. In today’s episode, we are discussing the tools and techniques used to perform indoor in...

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Borrowing The Best From Other Industries To Manage Mold

Manage Mold - January 02, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
This year, the journey to ensure a healthy home continues and our learning process becomes so much more important as we keep trying to understand all the things that separate us from having a safe home environment.  In this episode, Michael Pinto returns to talk about "Borrowing the Be...

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Create Your Healthy Home With May Dooley

Manage Mold - December 27, 2019 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing space with a real game-changer in the fields of mold inspection, mold remediation, and post-remediation testing, her name is May Dooley and she is here to talk about her story, about the incredible job she performs leading EnviroHealth Consulting, Inc...

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Cleaning For Sensitized Individuals

Manage Mold - December 19, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Do you know what a chemically sensitized individual is? Today’s episode is dedicated to discovering, identifying and understanding every aspect around this condition, which has became quite common in the remediation industry. But what do chemically sensitized individuals have to do with...

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The Importance Of Implementing Drainage Systems & Keeping Your Foundation Dry With Kevin Schneidermann

Manage Mold - December 12, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Are you aware of all the methods available to keep your buildings dry and safe? In this episode, we’ll count on the experience and expertise of Kevin Schneidermann, to tell us all about the repair methods that he and his family perform from their company, Basement Water Controlled to he...

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How My Family's Health Improved After Mold Remediation With Laura Wittman

Manage Mold - December 05, 2019 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
How can the human body react to the presence of mold? For some it can go completely unnoticed, for others, sadly, the consequences can be very dangerous. In today’s episode, we’ll get to listen to one of the most powerful testimonies about air contamination related to mold inside a resi...

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Projections For The Future Of Remediation Industry

Manage Mold - November 28, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Is it possible to predict where the remediation industry is heading in the future? As the years go by, technology keeps going forward and the methods used to perform our inspections have evolved into highly accurate readings - made by air pollution meters - that allow us to determine wh...

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13: The Mindset Needed To Succeed In The Remediation Industry

Manage Mold - November 21, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Do you ever have the feeling that you want to do more to help others?  That’s kind of what happened to my guest today, Robert Hidajat when he decided to move from his corporate job to start his own remediation company.  I asked Robert about the key steps he had to follow to get himsel...

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The Mindset Needed To Succeed In The Remediation Industry

Manage Mold - November 21, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Do you ever have the feeling that you want to do more to help others?  That’s kind of what happened to my guest today, Robert Hidajat when he decided to move from his corporate job to start his own remediation company.  I asked Robert about the key steps he had to follow to get himsel...

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The World's Premier Trainer Of Mold Remediation - Part 2

Manage Mold - November 14, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today’s episode, we continue abording some of the most important principles involved in the remediation industry with the help of Michael Pinto. How can you make sure that you are performing high-quality remediations? We’ll be discussing this and other ethics-related issues in a new ...

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12: The World's Premier Trainer Of Mold Remediation - Part 2

Manage Mold - November 14, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today’s episode, we continue abording some of the most important principles involved in the remediation industry with the help of Michael Pinto. How can you make sure that you are performing high-quality remediations? We’ll be discussing this and other ethics-related issues in a new ...

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11: The World's Premier Trainer Of Mold Remediation

Manage Mold - November 07, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today’s episode, we’ll have a very important conversation with my chief mentor and long-time friend Michael Pinto. After several years working in organizational safety and health, Michael has found a way to meet his real vocation helping people that suffer inside their houses, the co...

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10: Just Keep Going - Julie's Story (Part 2)

Manage Mold - October 31, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, we’ll continue with the second part our the interview with Julie Brahan, a homeowner who outlived the presence of mold in her household and the inconvenient consequences that this situation brought to her health. After 20 years of constant search, Julie finally found th...

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09: Just Keep Going - Julie's Story (Part 1)

Manage Mold - October 24, 2019 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today’s episode, we will be listening to Julie’s testimony about how she dealt with 20 years of health issues caused by air pollution inside her home, the various processes she had to face along the way and how she finally made the connection between water damage and her health condi...

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08: The Top 2 Ways To Grow Mold In Your Home

Manage Mold - October 17, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
There are so many factors we still ignore about the incidence of mold on air pollution that, most people have simply normalized the presence of respiratory diseases in their lives when, in fact, there are plenty actions we can take to recognize and prevent all the damages that mold can ...

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