🌱 How does plant diversity shape soil life? Omotola, PhD candidate in SBL, has just published new findings on multispecies swards and nematode dynamics. 🔍 A great read for anyone interested in soil ecology and sustainable agriculture. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Last chance to apply for this PhD position with is #SoilMicrobiome #SoilHealth #Metagenomics

Want to start doing soil animal macrophotography? Or fancy a rare glimpse into mine and @mesofauna.bsky.social's minds? An article has just dropped in @soilorganismsj.bsky.social, showcasing mine and Andy's love for documenting soil biodiversity! 🧪🪱 Open Access: soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

📢 We're recruiting a contract technologist for the soil and environmental microbiology programme @teagasc.bsky.social Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland. Join our team 🤗 #SoilMicrobiome topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...

📢 Interested in exploring the amazing world of #SoilMicrobiomes with us? We've a PhD position available linking Soil Microbiomes to #SoilHealth in grassland systems. Join our team 🤗 teagasc.ie/wp-content/u... Closing date 17th April

Love #soil biology? You might like our new biology of soils poster @teagasc.bsky.social showing some of the amazing life in our soils. With huge thanks to the fantastic photographers @frankashwood.bsky.social @israelikoyi.bsky.social and others #Groundtruth #SoilHealth teagasc.ie/wp-content/u...

New on the Belowground blog: Beyond earthworms: Can smaller soil animals help sequester carbon in soil? plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/b...

Last call for abstracts for the Agriculture and Land use conference! nationalagconf.clr.events/event/139579...

We're all set to go @teagasc.bsky.social at our #Soil workshops for kids at #JohnstownCastle All welcome. Bígí linn

If you're looking for something fun to do with the children over the midterm break come in to us @teagasc.bsky.social at the #JohnstownCastle museum in Wexford for some #Soil workshops #SoilHealth #MiniSoilScientists Bígí linn 🤗

📢 Open PhD opportunity with us at Teagasc Johnstown Castle and University of Limerick on forestry soils #SoilCarbon #SoilMicrobiome #GreenHouseGases. Further details and application form teagasc.ie/about/resear... Closing date 18th March. Join our team 🤗

🌟 New paper investigating microbial communities associated with #soil organic matter priming www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... take homes: priming response associated with few bacterial taxa; mixture of r and k strategists; k strategists may be associated with stronger priming response in 1 soil

Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources. Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force. It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters. More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP

Do you work on #STEC #VTEC #EHEC #Ecoli for #publichealth #foodsafety #datascience #farming or in #biosciences 🧪 Want to join the community for the triannual conference in Aberdeen (UK) next year? The #VTEC2026 conference website has all the info you need. Just head to www.vtec2026.org

Ever want to learn more about quantifying microoganisms such as mycorrhizal fungi by qPCR? Check out this video by out #Roots2Res partners FIBL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh4a...

What do all these people have in common? They all take part in #NewYearPlantHunt! Do you? Join us at 7pm this evening to find out about all the ways we can help you take your 1st Hunt! Or if you're a seasoned Plant Hunter, join us to celebrate your contribution! www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

Great event today and full house to celebrate #WorldSoilDay and the conclusion of our #SoilHealth citizen science project #Groundtruth. We were delighted to launch our new farming for soil health handbook teagasc.ie/wp-content/u...

🔔Only two weeks until December's GSBI Speaks!🔔 Don't miss Dr. Zoë Lindo chat with Dr. Richard Bardgett about his new book, "The Ecology of Soil: From Communities to Ecosystems", followed by a Q&A. December 9, 2025 at 6:00 MST, 8:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Big day for us yesterday with the opening of our new research facility at Johnstown Castle www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #WaterQuality #Climate

Still time to enter our 'Soils In Focus' photography competition to win some great prizes. Closing date 1st Nov. #GroundTruth #SoilHealth

A big day for European Soils www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... #SoilHealth

We're excited to share our new paper in the European Journal of Soil Science on protein quantification in soil and how to correct for interference bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The basics of soil chemistry explained - our animated video youtu.be/H3mUEXEoKiA?... #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth

Get that Friday feeling with 3 great events for our final day of #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth

Great new video on what Airfield Estate are doing to enhance #soilhealth youtu.be/hP40HMcgk2c?... #SoilHealthWeek #GroundTruth

We're all set to go here in Ballacolla for our #SoilHealthWeek event. Kicking off at 11am

Tomorrow #SoilHealthWeek continues with a walk on the farm of Pat and Tony Dunne in Ballacolla in Laois. We'll be demonstrating simple and quick #SoilHealth assessment methods that anyone can do on the farm or in the garden, and talking about the best way to manage soils well.Bígí linn #Groundtruth

Great new video featuring Colm Flynn, a Tillage farmer from Kildare, talking about the #SoilHealth journey on his farm #Soilhealthweek #groundtruth youtu.be/2Hk-Uqf291k?...

As part of #SoilHealthWeek we're happy to launch our 'Soil in Focus' photography competition with some great prizes up for grabs #SoilHealth #GroundTruth teagasc.ie/environment/...

Great organic farm walk today as part of #SoilHealthweek #Groundtruth

Great new episode of the Environmental Edge podcast on #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi #AMF #Fungi #Endobacteria in Soil by Olga Lastovetsky @ucdresearch.bsky.social kicking off #SoilHealthWeek #SoilHealth open.spotify.com/episode/09eO...

#SoilHealthWeek 22nd-26th of September teagasc.ie/environment/... #SoilHealth #GroundTruth

Proud to share our paper: Drought intensity shapes soil legacy effects on grassland plant and soil microbial communities and their responses to future drought, out now in @globalchangebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... (1/n)

#SoilHealthWeek 22nd-26th of September teagasc.ie/environment/... #SoilHealth #GroundTruth

As part of #SoilHealthWeek next week we'll have 3 farm walks: Tuesday - organic farm walk in Longford, Thursday - mixed farm walk in Laois and Friday - mixed farm walk in Wicklow. All welcome #Groundtruth #SoilHealth

Got a soils question? Have it answered by our panel of experts at our free online webinar on Monday 22nd of September at 7pm to kick start #SoilHealthWeek. For details of this and the many other #SoilHealth events check out teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

Come talk to the #GroundTruth team about #SoilHealth this weekend at Airfield Estate in Dundrum @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

The #GroundTruth team are delighted to be at Airfield Estate in Dundrum talking about #SoilHealth for the harvest festival. Come and talk to us about simple tests you can do in your garden or farm in advance of #SoilHealthWeek

We were delighted to join the Environmental Edge podcast to talk about our citizen science project on #SoilHealth #GroundTruth @researchireland.ie @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social youtu.be/XvD3HC-Q1Xs?...

📢 Date for the diary #SoilHealthWeek is coming soon to Ireland with events all over the country! Bígí linn 🤗 #GroundTruth #SoilHealth

A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.

What can your underwear tell you about the health of the soil? A lot! 2 garden areas ca. 3m apart - one compacted by machinery damage one not. Spot the difference #GroundTruth @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

A lot can be learned about #SoilHealth by looking 👀- check out our simple guide here to simple visual assessment of grassland soil youtu.be/9S01Y7XUWDo?... #GroundTruth @vistamilk.bsky.social

Linking #SoilHealth and #SoilBiodiversity with human wellbeing has always been tricky. The #Soilguard project has developed a new framework for linking these led by Salva LIadó www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interested in doing some simple #SoilHealth assessments on your soils? Check out our new video on counting earthworms youtu.be/ejiXLF0SgTw with a how-to guide available here teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

Hey #soil #taxonomists! Have you described a species in the last 5 years? Tell us about in our Free + Open Submission event Name Drop! New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4 #soilbiodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social

📢 New paper - Cattle slurry application increases soil ecosystem resistance to flooding www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...