Daugherty Water for Food Podcast

About Daugherty Water for Food Podcast

Welcome to the Daugherty Water for Food Podcast! Since 2010, the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska has worked toward one goal: a food and water secure world — one in which global food security is ensured without compromising the use of water to meet other essential human and environmental needs. It's a daunting vision, but one that is vitally important. This podcast amplifies the voices of those making waves in this space.

Publisher

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Aug 2020

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 56 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   56 - Water, Climate and Health

   In this episode of the Water for Food Podcast, Taylor Dahl talks with Dr. Jesse Bell about his recent trips to Mongolia for COP17 and Sweden for World Water Week. They explore how drought, water resilience and human health are connected, and why communities need to move from reacting to drought to planning and preparing for its impacts. Jesse also shares insights on global collaboration, capacity building and knowledge sharing, while reflecting on how lessons from around the world can strengthen drought resilience here in Nebraska. Dr. Bell is director of the Water, Climate and Health Program at UNMC and the director of Water, Climate and Health at the University of Nebraska's Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute.  Taylor Dahl is Communications and Community Outreach Specialist at the Water, Climate & Health Program. Learn more about the Water, Climate and Health program at https://www.unmc.edu/publichealth/research/multidisciplinary-programs/wch/index.html

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   21 Aug 2026

   55 - Food security and national security: Protecting agriculture from farm to table

   Food and agriculture are more connected to national security than most people realize. In this episode, host Frances Hayes sits down with Meghan Jackson (https://nsri.nebraska.edu/experienced-experts/meghan-jackson), Director for Food, Agriculture and Environment Security at the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska. They discuss how we can protect the nation's crops, livestock and water systems from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Meghan shares lessons from her background at high-security biodefense facilities; breaks down real-world examples like New World screwworm and African swine fever; and explains why redundancy and resilience are key to protecting our food supply. The conversation also covers cybersecurity risks; water scarcity; Nebraska's growing bioeconomy; and how producers and policymakers can strengthen the systems we all rely on.

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   26 Jul 2026

   54 - Decoding water quality at the Water Sciences Lab

   In this episode, we go behind the scenes of the Water Sciences Laboratory at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Host Frances Hayes sits down with Research Lab Manager Jennah Duncan to explore the vital work of monitoring our water resources. From the advanced technology of mass spectrometry and isotopic analysis to the real-world impact of agricultural management, we discuss how lab data informs critical water quality decisions. Jennah also breaks down the complexities of emerging contaminants like PFAS—often called "forever chemicals"—and shares insights from her first year leading the lab. Join us as we examine how Nebraska's water quality challenges offer lessons for agricultural regions worldwide and learn why understanding the journey of our water is more important than ever. Learn more about the Water Sciences Lab: https://watercenter.unl.edu/water-sciences-laboratory/ (https://watercenter.unl.edu/water-sciences-laboratory/) Learn more about the Know Your Well program mentioned in this episode: https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2026/06/inside-classrooms-nebraska-students-learn-the-importance-of-groundwater-with-know-your-well-program

Inside a recent episode

31 - Agriculture in Space with Yufeng Ge, Santosh Pitla and David Jones

Published 20 Dec 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Well you know I think there's a lot of reasons that why we should do that even though we have a lot of problems existing right now here on earth but I will touch wine and then Santajna David can you know join and so you know one of that would be really thinking about how we can conduct agriculture more efficiently right so you know we know here we need water we need nitrogen we need a phosphorous those are the biggest trees that we manage you know essentially on a constant basis figuring out the ways how to manage and use them efficiently here on earth now if you look at the space environment you know there is no water there's no nitrogen no phosphorous in easy way that we can use it right so therefore you know I think one of the bigger challenges we're facing when we talk about a space ag is gonna be well how can we utilizing those resources more efficiently. […]

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5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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42

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

68

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