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Soil Health Labs Ep. 32: Adaptive Management Applied

March 23, 2022 Podcast

We catch up with Pat Guptill, rancher from Quinn, SD, Pat grazes his base herd year-round and when he has enough grass in the summer, will take on additional stockers. Pat discusses his basic operating philosophy and business model, he shares with us the number 1 thing he attends to: spoiler alert, these are livestock…

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Soil Health Labs Ep. 29: Integrating Livestock Back on the Land: Perennials (2/2)

January 31, 2022 Podcast

Dr. Cody Zilverberg is not your ordinary rangeland scientist who grew up on the ranch knowing this was exactly what he wanted to do. Cody’s path was somewhat more circuitous – he grew up in Central South Dakota on a registered beef cattle ranch that his parents, brother, and sister-in-law still operate. Cody studied computer…

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Soil Health Labs Ep. 28: Integrating Livestock Back on the Land: Annuals (1/2)

January 19, 2022 Podcast

Dr. Cody Zilverberg is not your ordinary rangeland scientist who grew up on the ranch knowing this was exactly what he wanted to do. Cody’s path was somewhat more circuitous – he grew up in Central South Dakota on a registered beef cattle ranch that his parents, brother, and sister-in-law still operate. Cody studied computer…

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Soil Health Labs Ep. 27: Exploring the Future of Ag with Dr. Dwayne Beck

January 10, 2022 Podcast

To most farmers in South Dakota, Dr. Dwayne Beck needs very little introduction, Dwayne is the manager of the Dakota lakes Research Station near Pierre, SD and has been an influential force in promoting no-till farming and an awareness of soil biology with farmers. While Dwayne has written a good bit on no-till farming, he…

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Soil Health Labs Ep. 25: Increasing Grass Production Despite Drought

December 8, 2021 Podcast

Bart Carmichael and his wife Shannon run a seed stock operation with their family in Northwest SD, just north of Faith SD. In this interview we kick off with drought – in a 12” rainfall area, Bart says they’re either preparing for a drought or in a drought. In the last 28 years, the Carmichaels…

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Plug and Plant Ep. 23: Bringing Prosperity Back to the Range

August 11, 2021 Podcast

It’s often thought that being a rancher is a noble profession—but not one that easily pays the bills. In this episode, Jenita Qualm (current Farmers Network Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Specialist) calls on us to question this old way of looking at the ranching profession and invites us to step into a reality where ranchers…

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Plug and Plant Ep. 22: Overcoming the Fear of Prescribed Burn

July 25, 2021 Podcast

“The Eastern Red Cedar invasion is happening right in my backyard. It affects many of my friends, landowners, ranchers, and people I work with in the county.” Sean Kelly, South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension Range Management Field Specialist, Winner, South Dakota, discusses the process of a prescribed burn to showcase the safe use of…

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Plug and Plant Ep. 20: Optimizing our Soils with Former NRCS State Conservationist Jeff Zimprich

May 27, 2021 Podcast

“Soil health knows no bounds,’ says Jeff Zimprich, the recently retired NRCS State Conservationist in South Dakota. “It can be accomplished on the front lawn and is alive and well in our grasslands and our croplands. But we can always do more to become more resilient to handle the weather patterns coming our way.” Hear…

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Plug and Plant Ep. 19: Increasing Rangeland Soil Health with Stan Boltz

May 10, 2021 Podcast

Stan Boltz, a USDA NRCS rangeland management specialist in South Dakota for 33 years, describes how healthy soil and cattle grazing management can reduce invasive species, bring back native rangeland and increase stocking rates. Listen to the podcast interview with Robin “Buz” Kloot on Growing Resilience podcasts or Soil Health Labs podcast.    

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Plug and Plant Ep. 18: Promoting Healthy Grass in Cropland Country with Larry Wagner

April 30, 2021 Podcast

“Here in South Dakota, we always say we’re two weeks away from a drought. Having your soil in good condition in wet years helps store more water than having it runoff. You get through a really dry year pretty well.” Larry Wagner, a rancher who grows grass in cropland country southeast of Chamberlain, SD, has…

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