WildAg Podcast

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   75 th Anniversary Edition A Sand County Almanac     Buddy Huffaker [ we bsite ]   Dr. Andrew Little [ academic profile , @awesmlabdoc]   Nathan Pflueger [ website...

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. And...

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 Wils...

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...

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. A...

Brian Teeter, Prescribed Fire Coordinator at Nebraska Pheasants Forever , joins us to discuss prescribed fire o n agriculturally dominated landscapes.      Resources:   Nebras ka Burn Associations   Nebra ska Prescribed Fire Council     Brian Teeter [ website ]   Dr. Andrew Little [ academic profile , @awesmlabdoc]   Nathan Pflueger [ website ]   AWESM Lab [ website , @awesmlab ]   Nebraska Pheasa...

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...