Podcast: Maintaining the Grass

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This episode of the Kansas Backcountry and Hunters podcast talks with the Dean Krehbiel from Kansas NRCS and Cade Rensink, a producer and the director of the Central Kansas District, Kansas State Research and Extension about programs focused on grassland conservation and restoration in Kansas.        

Episode Title: Maintaining the Grass

Podcast: Kansas Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

Producer: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

WLFW Experts: Dean Krehbiel, State Resource Conservationist, NRCS Kansas and Cade Rensink agricultural producer, Director of the Central Kansas District, Kansas State Research and Extension          

Topic: NRCS programs focused on grassland conservation and restoration in Kansas

Air Date: 3/1/23

Listen Time: 1:47:18

Episode Description: The saying “what’s good for the herd is good for the bird” is highlighted in this podcast from Kansas Backcountry Hunter and Anglers. Join hosts Jeff Hancock and Kurt Ratzlaff sit down with Dean Krehbiel, state resource conservationist for the Kansas NRCS and Cade Rensink, agricultural producer and director of the Central Kansas District, Kansas State Research and Extension, to talk about the various programs USDA has to help the farming and ranching community manage their property for better profits and conservation. 

Learn More:

• Kansas Great Plains Grassland Initiative information
• Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Guide to Understanding Risk and Vulnerability
• Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Pocket Guide for Planning and Design