Center for Grassland Studies Podcast

Results from multi-scale long-term research on the impacts of Juniperus virginiana expansion on important ecosystem services in the Nebraska Sandhills.

Steve Merkel, director of agronomy at Landscapes Unlimited, discusses the environmental focus of planning, design, construction, and operations at ArborLinks golf course.

Dave Aiken, professor in Agricultural Economics and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses carbon markets and carbon banks.

Hailey Wilmer, Research Rangeland Management Specialist with USDA-ARS Sheep Production Efficiency Research and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses the Collaborative Adaptive Rangeland Management Project in Colorado.

Martha Mamo, department head of Agronomy & Horticulture and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics on Sandhills wet meadows.

Rob Mitchell, Research Leader & Location Coordinator with USDA-ARS and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses opportunities for marginal cropland in the Great Plains and Midwest.

Mark A. Liebig, Research Soil Scientist with USDA Agricultural Research Service and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses climate mitigation services from northern plains grasslands.

M. Francesca Cotrufo, professor in Soil & Crop Sciences at Colorado State University and the upcoming Leu Lecturer for the Fall Seminar Series, talks about how an understanding of soil organic matter can address future challenges.

Martha Shulski, director with the Nebraska State Climate Office and an upcoming speaker for the Fall Seminar Series, discusses climate change and grassland ecology.

Dave Wedin, professor in the School of Natural Resources and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, discusses key questions for Nebraska's grasslands over the next decade.