Center for Grassland Studies Podcast

Elnaz Hosseiniaghdam, Doctoral Student in the Department of Agronomy & Horticulture and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, discusses her research on evaluating soil responses to mob grazing on Sandhills sub-irrigated meadows with Dr. Martha Mamo, Department Head of Agronomy & Horticulture.

Chris Helzer, Director of Science at the Nature Conservancy and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, discusses his experience photographing a square meter plot in Lincoln Creek Prairie on the east edge of Aurora, Nebraska—a project that showcases the complexity and beauty of prairies.

Danielle Berger, doctoral student at Utah State University and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, discusses using the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's historical prairie grouse monitoring data to assess long-term historical population trends.

Dave Wedin, Professor in the School of Natural Resources at UNL and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, discusses how restoration and conservation can meet the challenges our prairie landscapes face in future decades.

Ethan Freese, Master of Applied Science and Producer in SNR and an upcoming speaker for the CGS Fall Seminar Series, gives an overview of Platte Basin Timelapse and highlights some of the work that he and others have done with the project. To view some of Ethan's projects, visit: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=fb5765a3af5c4b27b0676ce8fcaa987f and http://plattebasintimelapse.com/2019/01/weather-climate-and-time-lapse-photography/

Dannele Peck, Director of the Northern Plains Climate Hub and an upcoming speaker for the Nebraska Grazing Conference, discusses the GrassCast resource for ranchers and cattle producers.

Ben Beckman, Beef Systems Assistant Extension Educator and an upcoming speaker for the Nebraska Grazing Conference, discusses using GrassSnap to monitor rangeland trend.

Andrew Little, Assistant Professor with the School of Natural Resources at UNL and an upcoming speaker for the Nebraska Grazing Conference, discusses precision conservation and how to increase farm profitability while conserving soil, water, and wildlife.

Martha Shulski, Director of the Nebraska State Climate Office and an upcoming speaker for the Nebraska Grazing Conference, discusses historic, current, and predictive trends in Nebraska's climate. More information: http://plattebasintimelapse.com/2018/12/martha-shulski-nebraska-state-climatologist/

Caleb Roberts, post-doctoral researcher with the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and an upcoming speaker for the Nebraska Grazing Conference, discusses new strategies for allowing land managers to better track how land management practices are affecting rangeland productivity and wildlife abundances.