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Geophysical Methods and Agriculture with Dr. Sophia Becker

Jun 19, 2026

“Geophysical tools for agricultural management: trends, challenges, and opportunities” with Dr. Sophia Becker

Geophysical tools can help boost productivity and cut costs in the field, but, as with all areas of technology, work must be done to ensure smooth and useful implementation. In this episode, Sophia joins me to discuss her work studying opportunities and challenges for geophysical methods.

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.70029

This paper is always freely available.

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If you would like to reach out to Sophia, you can find her here:
sophbecker16@gmail.com

Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7bDF24CF1D-266B-F111-A826-0022480A5E44%7d 

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/app/transcript/NmEzM2YwMTIyNTVkN2IyN2QwZjg0YjE1bzRzODNvLW4zQTRq/o/VEMxMDUwMTAxNTEy

VZJ Agrogeophysics Special Section: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15391663/2021/20/4#heading-level-1-2

Geophysics conquering new territories: The rise of “agrogeophysics” by Sarah Garré: https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20115

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