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Joe Dickie links soil health to Climate Change
Videographer Joe Dickie discusses soil health, mental health and the art of getting information from Men of the Soil in a conversation with
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Catching Up With Tanse Herrmann
"Instead of trying to force nature to a certain outcome, try observing how nature naturally works and then accommodating that in their
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Jeannie Franceus Discusses Being an Involved Land Owner
A fundamental explanation of Adaptive Grazing Management by an involved Non Operating Land Owner. Jeannie Franceus grew up on a farm.
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Resilience Rodeo: Larry Wagner shares how to extend the grazing season
On this week’s “Resilience Rodeo”, rancher Larry Wagner tells us about how utilizing both grasses and cover crops extends his grazing season
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Ray Archuleta of Netflix Fame Reveals How Following Nature Can Deliver Farm/Ranch Profit
Ray Archuleta of Netflix Fame Reveals How Following Nature Can Deliver Farm/Ranch Profit
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Resilience Rodeo - Jessica Michalski - How this rancher of 22 years has created amazing changes.
Joining us on the “Rodeo” this week is rancher and SD NRCS State Resource Conservationist, Jessica Michalski.
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Resilience Rodeo - Rich Grim tells us the one thing he would change.
This week’s “Resilience Rodeo” comes from Rich Grim, a rancher and proponent of using prescribed fire to combat Eastern Red Cedar from...
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Resilience Rodeo - Darin & Cutler Michalski: Diversity is not just limited to types of grass.
Main focus is cow-calf, and we do row crops, small grains, cover crops, alfalfa different types of hay, some millets, and sudangrass.”
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Resilience Rodeo - A. Jay Heiss on rotational grazing, and his soil health responsibility.
This week on the “Resilience Rodeo”, A. Jay Heiss shares his inspiration for rotational grazing and leaving the soil better for the future.
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Story Science: Asking the right questions and actually listening to producers
The lessons a scientist learned from analysis of rancher interviews As I close in on completing graduate school, I’ve really found my...
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Story Science: What Ranchers are Saying about Water
The storyline of water, told by ranchers, as a tool for science communication. When I applied and chose a graduate school, I...
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Livestock critical to range and cropland longevity
Dakota Lakes consultant Cody Zilverberg discusses how bringing back native species will benefit livestock, other native animals,...
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Healthy grass in cropland country
Converting cropland to grass and switching to rotational grazing decades ago drive soil health, lower costs and grass and bird diversity....
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Soil health journey in tune with Mother Nature
Conservationist’s lifelong journey towards better soil health for all takes another twist. Jeff Zimprich, the recently retired NRCS State...
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Prescribed burn saves pastures from red cedar takeover
Woody encroachment of trees can be managed to save cattle stocking rates and water loss. Rod Voss, NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist...
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Graze hard, but give a good rest
How a first-time rancher is regenerating degraded cropland to healthy, resilient rangeland. Rangeland health, soil health, and the...
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Reduce invasives to increase rangeland soil health
Reducing smooth brome and Kentucky bluegrass to grow more native grasses and forbs improves soil health and resilience against drought....
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Plan helps overcome fear of prescribed burn
Learning the safety nuts and bolts of a prescribed burn plan helps landowners, neighbors, and the public appreciate the safe rebirth of...
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Rancher Prepares Drought Plan to Save Grass, Soil and Cows
Recent storms added some precipitation to southwest South Dakota, but the current drought map still shows wide areas of the state in...
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Remember The R's For Resilient Ranches - Roots
Remember the R’s! Easy to remember grazing principles One simple way to keep the best of the grazing principles in mind is to remember...
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