MSU Ag and Wildlife Podcast

Join Chad Stewart (MI Department of Natural Resources), Dr. James Dedecker and Erin Lizotte (Michigan State University Extension) to talk about white-tailed deer.

To read the letter by Chad Stewart referenced in the podcast,  visit https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDNR/bulletins/3716e4f

For more information on white-tailed deer management in Michigan, visit the MIDNR page at https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/deer

For more information on wildlife management on the farm, visit www.ipm.msu.edu

Join Dr. Matt Springer (University of Kentucky) and Eric Anderson (Michigan State University) as they discuss challenges with voles in field crop systems.

Dr. Matthew Springer is an Assistant Extension Professor of Wildlife Management in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. Dr. Springer's research interests include wildlife damage management, human wildlife interactions, wildlife ecology, habitat use and management, and conservation biology.

Eric Anderson is a Field Crops Extension Educator located in St. Joseph County Michigan.

Additional resources mentioned during the podcast include

Vole Damage in Soybean in Michigan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EfP09fqJqA

Vole management on-farm study reveals surprising levels of soybean damage: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/vole-management-on-farm-study-reveals-surprising-levels-of-soybean-damage

Wildlife Damage Management Series for Midwestern Farmers, Voles: https://www.canr.msu.edu/outreach/wildlife-voles-web.pdf

For more information on wildlife management on the farm, visit www.ipm.msu.edu  

For more information on wildlife management on the farm, visit www.ipm.msu.edu

Join us as we discuss the science of birds on the farm and potential food safety information with Drs.  Catherine Lindell and Olivia Smith.

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Additional resources:
Article: Agricultural intensification heightens food safety risks posed by wild birds https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13723

Dr. Lindell's website https://clindell.natsci.msu.edu/

MSU produce safety resources https://www.canr.msu.edu/agrifood_safety/ 

MSU Wildlife IPM Resources https://www.canr.msu.edu/ipm/wildlife-management/ 

For more information on wildlife management on the farm, visit www.ipm.msu.edu

Join Dr. James DeDecker and Erin Lizotte (MSUE) as they discuss the history and future of bovine tuberculosis in Michigan.  On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Dan O'Brien (MI DNR), Phil Durst (MSU Dairy and Beef Cattle Educator) and Kevin Gould (Michigan Cattlemen's Association Board Member).
 
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Michigan DNR TB information page 

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Join Dr. James Dedecker and Erin Lizotte from MSU Extension as they discuss regenerative ag strategies that provide agriculture and conservation benefits.  Our expert this week is Dr. Russ Mason, the Michigan DNR Executive in Residence and Adjunct Professor in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

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Articles discussed in the episode:
MSU scientists eying environmental conservation through precision agriculture

The State of Regenerative Agriculture: Growing With Room to Grow More

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Join Dr. James Dedecker and Erin Lizotte from MSU Extension as they discuss complex topics related to balancing wildlife and agriculture in Michigan's landscape. This season's topics include regenerative agriculture, bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the deer herd and how bird activity on the farm has implications for food safety. 

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For more information on wildlife management on the farm, visit www.ipm.msu.edu and click on the wildlife management tab. 

For more information on wildlife management on the farm, visit www.ipm.msu.edu