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.
Plug and Plant Ep. 18: Promoting Healthy Grass in Cropland Country with Larry Wagner
“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…
Plug and Plant Ep. 15: Integrating Drought Management with Jim Faulstich
Our guest, Jim Faulstich, producer from Highmore, SD, needs very little introduction. Jim takes us on a deep dive into how he integrates drought management planning in every aspect of his operation. Apart from 2019, Jim’s operation has always experienced a dry patch some time during the year and he is always prepared for that. …
Plug and Plant Ep. 14: The Benefits of No-Till in Extreme Conditions
This podcast is the sixth in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series. We recorded this one in Crooks, SD the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019. In this podcast, Kent Vlieger (NRCS-SD) facilitates a discussion with farmers Kurt Stiefvater, Ryan Larson, Nate Stroschein, Ross Hanson and SDSU’s field soils specialist Anthony Bly. We…
Plug and Plant Ep. 13: Soil Structure and Conservation
This podcast is the fifth in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series we recorded in Mitchell, SD (podcasts 1-5) and Crooks (Podcast 6), the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019; at the time of recording the James River had frozen outside of it’s banks and there was every expectation of another wet summer….
Plug and Plant Ep. 12: Salinity and Small Grains
This podcast is the fourth in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series we recorded in Mitchell, SD (podcasts 1-5) and Crooks (Podcast 6), the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019; at the time of recording the James River had frozen outside of it’s banks and there was every expectation of another wet summer….
Plug and Plant Ep. 11: Resilience (Weeds, Covers and Termination)
This podcast is the third in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series we recorded in Mitchell, SD (podcasts 1-5) and Crooks (Podcast 6), the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019; at the time of recording the James River had frozen outside of it’s banks and there was every expectation of another wet summer….
Plug and Plant Ep. 10: Planting Season and Priorities
This podcast is the second in the series 6 “Resilience” podcast series we recorded in Mitchell, SD (podcasts 1-5) and Crooks (Podcast 6), the backdrop was the extremely wet weather on 2019; at the time of recording the James River had frozen outside of it’s banks and there was every expectation of another wet summer….
Plug and Plant Ep. 08: Jesse Hall
In this episode, we sit down with Jesse Hall out of Arlington, South Dakota to explore his journey into no-till, cover crops and livestock integration! To check out this episode on Apple podcasts, search for ‘Soil Health Labs’ or click this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soil-health-labs/id1437279982
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Dr. Buz Kloot and Dr. Gabe Kenne discuss biomass data and trends in fields with long-term cover crop use vs no cover.