WildAg Podcast

This month we are joined by Mr. Bob Bettger, a fifth-generation Nebraska landowner and producer, to tell his story – both the benefits and challenges – of integrating conservation practices into his operation.    Resources:  Federal Conservation Programs (Farm Service Agency)    Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

This month we are joined by Ted LaGrange, Wetland Program Manager at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, to discuss the incredible benefits that wetlands offer, the challenges facing them, and opportunities for farmers to work with wetlands.     Resources:  Wetlands of Nebraska  Landowner Habitat Programs in Nebraska    Ted LaGrange [email]  Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

This month we are joined by Buddy Huffaker, Executive Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, to discuss Leopold’s legacy on wildlife management and what it means for modern conservation.     Resources:  The Aldo Leopold Foundation  75th Anniversary Edition A Sand County Almanac    Buddy Huffaker [website]  Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

This month we are joined by Carlos Villarreal, Nebraska State Soil Scientist at USDA-NRCS, to discuss all things soil health in Nebraska and beyond.     Resources:  Soil Health Basics and Benefits  Unlock Your Farm’s Potential: Dig a Little, Learn a Lot  Unlock Your Farm’s Potential: Discover the Cover  Unlock Your Farm’s Potential: Do Not Disturb    Carlos Villarreal [website]  Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

This month we are joined by Sam Wilson, Furbearer Carnivore Program Manager at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and Jason Clark, Conservation Forester at the Nebraska Forest Service, to discuss mountain lions in Nebraska.     Resources:  Medullary Configurations Illustration  Mountain Lion Management in Nebraska  ***Updated population estimates in Nebraska (updated 6/27/2024)    Sam Wilson [website]  Jason Clark [website]  Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

Co-hosts Andrew Little and Nathan Pflueger discuss how research projects come about including funding, the process, and necessary components.    Resources:  The Scientific Method – University of Nevada, Reno Extension  The Scientific Method – Purdue University Extension  How Science Works [Video] - California Academy of Sciences    Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

Welcome to the WildAg Podcast! WildAg is part of the Natural Resources University podcast network and serves as a connection point for natural resource professionals and landowners who want to integrate conservation with agriculture. Join our hosts, Dr. Andrew Little of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nathan Pflueger of Pheasants Forever, as they introduce themselves and WildAg.     Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc] Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin 

Brian Teeter, Prescribed Fire Coordinator at Nebraska Pheasants Forever, joins us to discuss prescribed fire on agriculturally dominated landscapes.     Resources:  Nebraska Burn Associations  Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council    Brian Teeter [website]  Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin   

Dr. John Carroll, professor of wildlife ecology and management at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, joins us to discuss predators and predator management in agriculturally dominated landscapes.     Resources:  Wild Turkey Science Podcast: Habitat Managements = predator management  Impacts of Predators on Northern Bobwhites in the Southeast  The Pheasant: A Special Report by the Game Conservancy Trust  Provision of brood-rearing cover on agricultural land to increase survival of wild ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus broods at Seefeld Estate, Lower Austria, Austria  Landscape Features Affecting Northern Bobwhite Predator-Specific Nest Failures in Southeastern USA  Reduction in Meso-Mammal Nest Predators Improves Northern Bobwhite Demographics  Impacts of Predation on Quail    Dr. John Carroll [academic profile, @galliformessg]  Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile, @awesmlabdoc]  Nathan Pflueger [website]  AWESM Lab [website, @awesmlab]  Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website, @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne]    Watch these podcasts on YouTube  If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!    Music by Humans Win  Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin