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Jackie Stroud

@wormscience

Soil scientist developing ecoacoustics to measure earthworms without the need to dig holes!

 England, United Kingdom
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/people/jstroud/
Joined January 2016
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Our next webinar is with @wormscience and @BakerConsultant on 'Earthworms and acoustics'. It's on 19th March at 4 pm and registration is here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesc…
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Piece about listening for earthworms with @wormscience and @BakerConsultant on Farming Today this morning - starts at around 4.36 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001p1…
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Nichino UK
@NichinoUK9 Aug 2022
New research led by @SRUC has found middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms 🪱 – cover up to 42% of the #soil surface in #regenerative farm fields farminguk.com/news/study-ask… @FarmingUK @wormscience 📢Volunteers needed to take part in the next midden survey
Study asks farmers to check for 'middens' when monitoring soil - FarmingUK News

Study asks farmers to check for 'middens' when monitoring soil - FarmingUK News

Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soil.

farminguk.com
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AHDB Cereals@AHDB_Cereals17 Jun 2022
#Earthworms are great for #soil. Working with @BBSRC, researchers at @SRUC and @UniofNottingham have studied how worms munch their way through disease-infected residues (#biocontrol). See their video and our article for info. bit.ly/3QsYrJf
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#worm charmer out today surveying #soil #health (with assistants), super interested after @wormscience book (Under Your Feet) for #christmas from @POverb
Image from Jake Freestone (@No1FarmerJake)
Image from Jake Freestone (@No1FarmerJake)
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uksoils@uksoils5 Dec 2021
Happy #WorldSoilDay! Why not take a walk outside & see if you can spot any middens 🍂 signs of a healthy #soil filled with #earthworms! Visit our #30minworms webpage to learn more! 🌿 uksoils.org/30-min-worms 📹@tinmousestudio @baseuk @earthwormsoc @wormscience
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Amanda Bennett@ajbennett_12 Nov 2021
Great weather, great turn out, great discussion on soil health, soil assessments, cover crops, earthworms and more. What's not to love? #GREATsoils ahdb.org.uk/greatsoils @TheAHDB @SRUC @DavidAglen @wormscience @AHDB_Scot
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Image from Amanda Bennett (@ajbennett_1)
Image from Amanda Bennett (@ajbennett_1)
Image from Amanda Bennett (@ajbennett_1)
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Replying to @wormscience
@wormscience #30minuteworms it’s a piece of cake when there’s nothing to count 🤷🏻‍♂️ Not sure what other evidence we need to show a system is wrong.
Image from David White 🇬🇧+🇪🇺 (@RTKfarmer)
Image from David White 🇬🇧+🇪🇺 (@RTKfarmer)
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Day585 #OLLYBLOGS COUNTING WORMS WITH @wormscience & WHOS STEALING THEM #AnswerAsAPercent youtu.be/NUJBdtYUsBo
Image from Olly harrison 🥛🍔🌱AccidentalYoutuber (@agricontract)
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Earth Trust@earth_trust21 Oct 2021
Today is #WorldWormDay! Did you know there are 3 types of worms? Surface, Topsoil and Deep Burrower with different feeding and burrowing behaviours shaping our vital soil ecosystem. Identify your worm with a quiz! wormsurvey.org/earthworm-id-… Photo credit @Jo_Ke_ via @unsplash
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On #worldwormday here’s one of our #bredonhill adult #anecic #soil dwellers deep burrowing for drainage/aeration feeding on fresh litter (crop residue)
Image from Jake Freestone (@No1FarmerJake)
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Its back, if you want to have a go at assessing your #soilhealth check this out-starts #worldwormday 21st October @wormscience wormsurvey.org/30minworms.ht…
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Toby Bruce@Toby_Bruce23 Sep 2021
Rumiana Ray @RumianaRay: Fusarium, wheat & aphids – a toxic mix with fatal consequences. Jackie Stroud @wormscience: The role of earthworms in regenerative agriculture: soil tillage decisions & pest-disease dynamics. Register free: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #UKPlantSciPresents
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Using a smart new scaled "worm mat" to help with photos designed by school children. @wormscience
Image from Colin Peters (@colinbreakcrop)
Image from Colin Peters (@colinbreakcrop)
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Soulton Hall@SoultonHall17 Sep 2021
Just a field.. ... but this field was one of ths last here to move to #conservationagriculture, it was assessed by @wormscience to have only 800,000 worms (of only one eco type) per hectare, now it has ~5 million of all three types and busting with life 🐞🕷️🐝🐛🦗🐜🐝🦋🧬🐾🦠
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Thanks to @wormscience for the books, two happy boys here this evening! 🪱🪱🪱🪱 @uksoils
Image from Richard Hinchliffe (@dikesmarshfarm)
Image from Richard Hinchliffe (@dikesmarshfarm)
Image from Richard Hinchliffe (@dikesmarshfarm)
uksoils (@uksoils) profile pictureuksoils@uksoils14 Sep 2021
Congratulations to the winners! Can't wait to see the designs 🎨🌿
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uksoils@uksoils23 Aug 2021
Take part in a Children’s illustration competition! 🎨 Illustrate a frame to inspire people to take photos of #earthworms - winning design used for upcoming worm survey @wormscience & book prizes! 🚜🌱 For info: nota.zone/30MinWorms/ @sayfc @YoungFarmersUK #soil #soilart
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We've noticed this before but like @rjmitch21 didn't really know why. Thanks to @wormscience now we know!
Ross Mitchell (@rjmitch21) profile pictureRoss Mitchell@rjmitch216 Jul 2021
Replying to @wormscience
@wormscience any ideas why the worms are completely curled up in a ball?
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Image from Ross Mitchell (@rjmitch21)
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Replying to @adasYEN
@adasYEN #bean #soil sampling today and lots of @wormscience activity to be seen, building midderns and staying active, pod set just starting and 🐝🐝 everywhere
Soil, earthworm midderns, beans

ALT Soil, earthworm midderns, beans

Beans, pods

ALT Beans, pods

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Earth Trust@earth_trust26 Apr 2021
This summer we’re inviting families to take part in outdoor activities in our green spaces. It’s the perfect way to help children rebuild their resilience and encourage learning – could you help make it a reality? Find out more & donate: earthtrust.org.uk/support-us… Thank you.
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