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Elizabeth Steele explains how this cool warm season grass can provide forage for livestock, structure for wildlife habitat, and be a quality addition to a wildflower meadow.

Bottlebrush Grass, Loves Shade Loves Sun

Join Elizabeth Steele for a detailed explanation of how native Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum), may fertilize the growth of surrounding plants.

Nitrogen Fixation by Switchgrass may Promote Diversity Without Fertilizer

Explore the benefits of a diverse native grassland to the birds that live there.

Creating Native Grassland Ecosystems for Ground-Nesting Birds

Colt Hamilton explains when to spray Common Ragweed and other weeds.

Ragweed Control in a Native Warm Season Grass Pasture

How Native Plants Improve Rabbit Habitat

Loren and Elizabeth Steele walk though this test field to point out why fescue doesn't grow well with others and what can be done to make a planting like this more successful.

Can I Overseed Natives into my Fescue Pasture?

Colt Hamilton talks about his bull management in July and how he keeps his herd on green and growing grass, even in the current drought.

Silvopasture Forage in the Summer Heat

Turkey populations have been in decline for decades, primarily due to habitat destruction. Elizabeth Steele interviews Frank Loncarich about how to create Turkey habitat by addressing their needs from poult to adult, and how a diversity of native plants can fill those needs.

Where Have All the Turkeys Gone?

Despite what it’s name may imply, Sensitive Brier, Mimosa quadrivalvis, also known as Cat’s Claw or Devil’s Shoelace, is a plant that kids love to play with.

This Kid-Friendly Plant Isn’t Always Kid-Friendly

Elizabeth Steele and Frank talk about what deer need to survive and thrive all year round, how they interact with their ecosystem, and how you can create inviting habitat that will attract and keep deer.

How to Attract Deer Without Food Plots

A Farmer’s Thoughts on Native Warm Season Grasses For Hay

Spring has sprung for our Albino Buffalo Calf, and there is grass everywhere in our seed production fields for the herd to eat.

Spring Through the Eyes of the White Bison

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