Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition
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Sep 15, 2026
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Together, this is Blazin' Grazin' and Other Wild Things.
John WeirHOST
We're ready to get started with an episode of Blazing, Grazing, and Other Wild Things.
John WeirHOST
Ain't that great? Today we got with us, we got Dr.
John WeirHOST
Drack Twidwell.
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John WeirHOST
You bet.
John WeirHOST
All right.
John WeirHOST
That does it for another episode of Blazing, Grazing, and Other Wild Things.
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Thank you for listening to the Blazin' Grazin' and Other Wild Things podcast.
Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
And then we'll kind of just look at what that actually looks like in a physical aspect.
Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
So here we have a quote on some grazing acres here in northwest Kansas.
Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
Again, it goes off of 17 mile by 17 mile grids that your pasture hang ground lies in.
Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
So if you have a nearest address to your property, we can go off of that.
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Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
And I try really hard not to overcomplicate this stuff because, I mean, seriously, really all you need to look at here is the purple and when it hit, when it paid, and what your net total would have been throughout the years and what your loss ratio is.
Lauren MoilanHOST
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Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
also just like to show a general gist of a physical example here of the haying acres in comparison to the grazing acres, because the cost does look a little different, but you're also ensuring significantly more value, I guess, is what I'm getting at.
Samantha Cozza WrightGUEST
So this is the exact same amount of acres as the grazing acres.
Jesse LawsADVERTISER
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Dean ThorpeHOST
On the bulletin board, well, registration's still on for the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing, the event organized by several applied research and forage groups from across Alberta.
Dean ThorpeHOST
It is happening in Edmonton December 8th through the 10th.
Dean ThorpeHOST
To register, head to absoilgrazing.com.
Ethan ElkindHOST
I'm Ethan Elkind, and you're listening to Climate Break, climate solutions in a hurry.
Ethan ElkindHOST
Today's proposal, grazing livestock under solar farms to increase soil health, cut emissions from maintenance, and protect local communities.
Ethan ElkindHOST
We spoke to Stacey Peterson, Executive Director of the American Solar Grazing Association.
Stacie PetersonGUEST
The main climate benefit of solar grazing is the impacts to the soil health.
Stacie PetersonGUEST
It is increasing soil carbon, and because of all of this and the increased water retention, it's having a huge impact.
Ethan ElkindHOST
Solar grazing is a form of agrovoltaics, a practice that combines solar panels and agriculture on the same land.
Ethan ElkindHOST
Beyond boosting soil carbon storage, Peterson says swapping out mowers for sheep can also cut fossil fuel emissions.
Stacie PetersonGUEST
You're decreasing it incredibly.
speaker_1NARRATOR
So sit back, soak it in, and let's blaze a trail toward healthier landscapes.
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Together, this is Blazing, Grazing, and Other Wild Things.
John WeirHOST
all right welcome to another episode of blazing grazing and other wild things today we've got with us mr brian teeter works for pheasants forever and scott stout just a ne'er-do-well rancher from curtis nebraska both of them great nebraska folks i've known you guys what a 20 years pretty close probably 20 years yeah
Brian TeeterGUEST
uh a little too long a little too long between any of us you know a day or two is too much time on
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John WeirHOST
Glad to do it.
John WeirHOST
Great to have you all and visit with you as always.
John WeirHOST
So do that for another episode of Blazing, Grazing, and Other Wild Things.
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Thank you for listening to the Blazin' Grazin' and Other Wild Things podcast.
James OrrHOST
Joining me is Alice Lennox from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust or RBST.
James OrrHOST
We'll be discussing why rare breeds matter, which animals are currently being conserved and the role they play in modern farming and conservation grazing.
James OrrHOST
Some of RBST's biggest success stories and what farmers should know about their work.
James OrrHOST
Alice, thanks for joining us.
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Alice LennoxGUEST
So why rare breeds matter and why native breeds matter really goes under three categories.
Alice LennoxGUEST
We've got genetic diversity and resilience.
Alice LennoxGUEST
We've got food security, conservation grazing, cultural and agricultural heritage and climate adaptation.
Alice LennoxGUEST
If I start with genetic diversity and resilience, we don't yet know which livestock genetic characteristics will be vital to tackling the challenges of the future, such as the impacts of climate change and future diseases.
Ellie CourtHOST
[upbeat music] David and Ruth Reed own and manage Woodcote, a 470 hectare beef cattle trading farm located in East Gippsland in Victoria.
Ellie CourtHOST
Originally, the property was a self-replacing Merino and Angus cattle breeding operation, with what they describe as a fairly typical grazing approach of rotating animals through a small number of large paddocks.
Ellie CourtHOST
But the farm was hit hard in the millennium drought.
Ellie CourtHOST
And seeing the impact on the land, the family decided they would not allow that to happen again.
Ellie CourtHOST
In this episode, we talk about the changes they've made since that time, including moving towards higher density grazing, establishment of fencing and water infrastructure to support that, shifting to a primarily trading enterprise, and refocusing from feeding animals to feeding biology.
Ellie CourtHOST
I particularly enjoyed hearing about Ruth and David's attitude towards learning.
Ellie CourtHOST
Since that moment during the millennium drought, they've never stopped seeking knowledge through attending field days, doing training, and working with consultants and educators, and constantly trying new things on the farm, observing the results, and adjusting their management accordingly.
Ellie CourtHOST
David and Ruth featured as case study farmers in Soils For Life's recently released practice guide to grazing for soil and landscape regeneration.