WildAg Podcast

If you drive across the Midwest, much of the landscape is under production for corn and soybeans. But, it didn't always look like that. Only a couple of generations ago, farmers were planting more diverse fields, many...

This month we are joined by Carlie Gizel, Wild Turkey Biologist with National Wild Turkey Federation and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission . As a native species of Nebraska, wild turkeys have lived and evolved in...

This month we are joined by Sam Wilson , Furbearer Biologist at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission , and Frank Andelt , retired Furbearer Biologist and Sam's predecessor at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, to...

This month we are joined by Dr. Jordan Giese , Research Assistant Professor at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University - Kingsville , to talk about prairie strips and his research on bird...

What makes the Great Plains such a productive agricultural hotspot? And why are some fields just more productive than others no mat ter what? It turns out the secret is in the soil. This month we are joined by Dr. Ray...

This month we are joined by Dr. Jesse Bell, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate, and Health in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health at the University of Nebraska Medical...

This month we are joined by Jackson Stansell , F ounder and CEO of Sentinel Ag . Following our previous episode on nitrate issues in drinking water with Crystal Powers, Andy and Nate chat with Jackson about how his team...

This month we are joined by Dr. Larkin Powell, Director of the School of Natural Resources at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. With years of research experience in the Great Plains and beyond, Dr. Powell narrates the...

Joining us this month on the podcast are Gabriella Scolio and Jacob Penner from The Nature Conservancy to talk about carbon market s and what it means for farmers in the M idwest. We learn about what a carbon credit is...

Joining us this month on the podcast is a local Nebraska landowner, Merlyn N ielsen , to talk about his experiences implementing conservation practices on his farmland. From creating habitat to hunt pheasants and...

Have you ever struggled to find areas to hunt? Especially in Nebraska, where over 97% of the state is privately owned land, access to hunting can be difficult to come by. We know from previous research that a lack of...

This month we are joined by Crystal Powers, Research and Extension Communication Specialist at the Nebraska Water Center , to talk a ll about nitrates in our water systems. We talk about what nitrates actually are, best...

This month we are joined by Chris Helzer, Director of Science and Stewardship at T he Nature Conservancy in Nebraska , to talk about the importance of habitat diversity. Whether you have a small urban yard or 10,000...

This month we are joined by Dr. Mike Chamberlain , National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia to talk about the state of the wild turkey across the country and what the future...

This month we are joined by Luke Meduna, Big Game Program Manager at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to talk about all things deer-relate d, from hunting and disease to the inside scoop on management. Resources...