The Southern Plains Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we visit with Dr. Brandon Bestelmeyer, Research Leader at the USDA-ARS Range Management Research Unit in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Dr. Bestelmeyer talks about the Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network and how this ongoing effort can help agriculture better prepare for the challenges climate change is bringing to the industry.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth.  We discuss the weather conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and talk about the recent La Nina forecast from NOAA.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Francie Tolle, Director of the Product Administration and Standards Division with the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) in Kansas City, Missouri.  Francie visits with us about the role RMA plays in helping producers manage risk (including the risk caused by extreme weather events), the new Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP) and why its important that so...

In this special edition of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy of the Nation Weather Service about the weather outlook in Oklahoma and Texas.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Mary Knapp, Kansas State University Extension Climatologist and Assistant Climatologist for the State of Kansas about current weather conditions in the Sunflower State and what the outlook is for the next few weeks.

In this episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we talk to Bailey Norwood with the Ag Econ Department at Oklahoma State University about research he conducted showing that the greenhouse gas footprint left by eating beef could be offset with just a $20 carbon credit.

In this episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service about the weather outlook in Oklahoma and Texas on May 3, 2021.

In this special episode of the podcast we visit with Mary Knapp, Assistant Climatologist for the State of Kansas about the weather conditions in her state and the weather outlook for the next few weeks.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy from the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth about current weather conditions and the outlook over the next few months.

In this episode we visit with Theresa Crimmins, Director of the USA National Phenology Network,  an organization dedicated to collecting, storing and sharing penology data--information about when plants bloom, leaves change color, birds build nests, etc--to help inform folks on issues like Management of invasive species and forest pests, predictions of human health-related events, such as allergie...

With all the discussion about carbon credits and agriculture, we wanted to give attention to the first and most successful state-sanctioned carbon program in the U.S.--the Oklahoma Carbon Credit program. Shanon Phillips, Director of water quality at the Oklahoma Conservation Commission joins us on the podcast to talk about the program, how it operated and how the bundled benefits generated by the...

In this special episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we talk to Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth about the record cold weather we say at the end of February and what the next few weeks ahead may look like.

In this special episode of the podcast we are talking about the weather outlook in Kansas with that State's Assistant Climatologist, Mary Knapp. Mary talks to us about current conditions and what we can expect weather-wise in Kansas over the next few days and weeks.  

In this episode of the podcast we have as our guest Dr. Steve Mauget with the Agricultural Research Service in Lubbock, Texas.  Dr. Mauget visits with us about his work looking at soil health, climate impact on crops and Livestock weather stress.

In this special episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth Texas about the current conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and what to expect weather wise over the next few weeks.

Once again, Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas visits with us about the current weather situation in Oklahoma and Texas and what is in store over the next few weeks.

In this special episode of the podcast we visit with Mary Knapp, Assistant State Climatologist for the state of Kansas about weather conditions in her state and what the outlook for precipitation looks like over the next few weeks.

In this episode of the podcast we talk with Dr. Drew Smith, Chief Scientist with the Rodale Institute located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania about their recent report entitled "Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution" where they outline how their research shows that global adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across both cropland and grassland could sequester more than 100% of c...

In this special edition of the Southern Plains Podcast we again talk with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth Texas.   Victor updates us on the current weather outlook in Oklahoma and Texas.

In this episode of the podcast we are honored to have as our special guest Ray Archuleta, regenerative agriculture/soil health expert, former NRCS soil scientist, and star of the recent film "Kiss The Ground."   Ray talks to us about soil health and regenerative agriculture, his experience working with farmers and ranchers and what he sees on the horizon for production agriculture.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy from the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas. Mr. Murphy runs down the impact of the late October Oklahoma ice storm and talks about the future weather outlook for both Oklahoma and Texas. 

In this episode of the podcast we are honored to have as our guest Kevin Norton, the Acting Chief of the USDA NRCS in Washington D.C.    Kevin talks to us about the history of the NRCS and the role of the agency in helping farmers and ranchers deal with extreme weather events and other natural resource concerns while producing the food and fiber we need to feed and clothe the world.

In this special episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy about the increasing dry conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and what the precipitation picture looks like over the next few weeks.

In this special episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we again talk about the drought conditions with Victor Murphy, Climate Services Program Manager for the National Weather Service Southern Region out of Ft. Worth.  Victor talks to us about the worsening conditions drought in West Texas and Western Oklahoma and the outlook for the next few weeks.  

In this episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we visit with MIke Fuhr, State Director of the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy about the work of his organization, including their partnership with farmers, ranchers and other landowners to promote prescribed fire, soil health and sustainable agriculture.