southernplainspodcast

In our latest episode of the podcast we again talk to Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas about current conditions in the region and what to expect weather wise over the next few weeks and months. 

Can we set up wildfire warnings in a manner similar to tornado or thunderstorm warnings?  Can we predict where a burn is going to happen and put it out before you even start to see smoke?  That is what they are doing in Oklahoma and we discuss it all with Mark Goeller, Oklahoma State Forester in our latest episode. 

In this special episode of the podcast we visit with Matthew Sittel, Assistant State Climatologist in Kansas about the weather conditions in Kansas and what the outlook shows over the next weeks and months. 

In our latest episode we visit with Brad Rippey, Meteorologist with USDA in Washington D.C. about the heat dome over Texas, the possibility of a super El Nino and the wild weather we are facing in 2023.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy of the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas about current conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and what the future will bring the region weather-wise.

What do NRCS, Conservation District and State Conservation employees think about climate change and what do they know about how conservation programs can help ag producers both adapt to the changing climate while mitigating some of climate change's root causes?  Those were the questions Dr. Amy Hagerman asked conservation employees and conservation district directors in Oklahoma this last fall.    In our latest episode of the podcast we talk with her about her findings and what information she gleaned from her climate conversations with conservation. 

In this special edition of the podcast we again talk to Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas about current conditions in the Southern Plains and what we can expect weather wise over the next few months.  

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dana Ashley Kornbuger, the National Climate Coordinator at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about the work the agency is doing to help farmers and ranchers adapt to our changing climate while addressing some of climate changes root causes.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dana Ashley Kornbuger, the National Climate Coordinator at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about the work the agency is doing to help farmers and ranchers adapt to our changing climate while addressing some of climate changes root causes.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus about current weather conditions in Oklahoma and the region and what the outlook shows moving forward through the Spring, Summer and Fall. 

In this special episode of the podcast we visit with Matthew Sittel, the Assistant State Climatologist for the State of Kansas about the ongoing drought, current weather conditions, and what the outlook shows moving forward through the spring and summer.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dr. Kevin Wagner, head of the Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University about their research work with virtual fencing systems and how these systems could help producers manage grazing and assist in natural resource work.

In this episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas about the current weather conditions in the region and what the outlook shows over the next few weeks and months.

In our latest podcast episode we visit with Adam York, Sustainability Director for the National Sorghum Producers, about their new climate smart commodities initiative with USDA and how grain sorghum can be part of how producers deal with extreme weather challenges.

The Ogallala Aquifer has a huge impact on agriculture and communities throughout the western portion of the Great Plains.  In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dr. Jean Steiner, Adjunct Professor at Kansas State University and Science Coordinator with the Sustainable Southwest Beef Project about some of the challenges facing the Aquifer in Kansas as well as some of the ways that producers can help extend the life of this critical resource.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas about the latest weather conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and what the outlook is like moving forward through January and on into spring.

In this last episode of 2022 we visit with Julian Reyes, the National Coordinator of the USDA Climate Hub Network in Washington, D.C.   Julian talks to us about the History of the Hubs, the work they do and what some of the initiatives in store for 2023.

In this special episode of the podcast we visit with Matthew Sittel, Assistant State Climatologist in Kansas.   Mr. Sittel talks to us about the Kansas Mesonet system, the current drought impacting his state and what the weather forecast looks like for Kansas moving forward over the next few weeks and months.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Amanda Mathis, the Acting State Conservationist for NRCS in Oklahoma.   Amanda talks to us about her work for NRCS both as acting State Conservationist in Oklahoma and as the Assistant Conservationist for Partners in Arkansas and about some of the current initiatives at NRCS including the ongoing work to help producers through the drought and the upcoming push for Climate Smart Conservation practices funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.

In this special episode of the podcast we again talk to Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas about current conditions in the region and the weather outlook over the next few weeks and months.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dan Meyerhoff, Executive Director of the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts about the role the association plays in helping Kansas farmers and ranchers protect the state's natural resources.  We also discuss the ongoing drought and their new Kansas Climate Smart Ag initiative that helps producers undertake soil health practices on their land. 

Last week we had the chance to again sit down with Victor Murphy at the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas and discuss the current conditions in Oklahoma and Texas as well as the outlook for weather in the region over the next few weeks and months.  You can listen to the discussion here in our latest podcast episode.

In this episode we visit with Jacob Shaffer, the NRCS District Conservationist in Weatherford, Texas about the rainwater harvesting system Parker County installed at their county fairgrounds and how these types of systems can help producers better prepare for droughts while potentially lowering their input costs.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas about the current conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and the weather outlook for the weeks and months ahead.  

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas about the current weather conditions in the Southern plains and the outlook for the coming months.

In this episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we visit with Dr. Karen Hickman, Director of the Environmental Science Program at Oklahoma State University and the Past-President of the Oklahoma Invasive Species Council.   We talk with Dr. Hickman about some of the challenges ag producers in the Southern Plains are facing from invasive plants in our changing climate.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Earl Lewis, Chief Water Engineer with the Kansas Department of Agriculture about the drought emergency in his state and the challenges the region is facing in dealing with the current dry conditions.

In this episode of the podcast we talk to Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, Extension Veterinarian at Kansas State University about the weather conditions that caused the massive loss of cattle in Kansas feedlots last month and how cattle producers can better prepare for extreme weather events.

In this episode we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth about the outlook for Oklahoma and Texas. 

In this episode we visit with the team of researchers at Oklahoma State University involved in the Prairie Project (a research, teaching and extension collaboration between Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and the University of Nebraska) about their work on grazing cattle and goats in a multi-species system, combined with patch burning, to help control woody invasive plants while increasing productivity and building extreme weather resilience.

In this special episode of the podcast we once again talk to Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas about the current conditions in the region and what the forecast has in store for us moving into the summer.

Can you help control soil erosion, better prepare for droughts and floods and reduce input costs all while increasing yields AND helping the environment?  In this episode of the podcast we talk to Blane Stacy with the Soil Health team at the Oklahoma Conservation Commission about the economics of soil health and what they found out when they asked that question.

In our latest podcast episode we visit with Mike Langston, Deputy Director of the South Central Climate Adaptation Center about their work to help communities and individuals in the region deal with the challenges they are facing due to our changing climate.

The weather outlook is not looking good in the Southern Plains. Fire danger in the west, severe storms in the east-the next few days will be very interesting in Oklahoma and Texas.    In this episode of the podcast we again talk with Victor Murphy of the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth Texas about the current weather conditions in the region, the ongoing drought and what to expect over the next few weeks.

In this episode we visit with Sean Babington, the Senior Advisor for Climate to the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.    Sean Talks with us about his work for Secretary Vilsack and about the strategy USDA is undertaking to help farmers and ranchers deal with the challenges they are facing from climate change.

In this special episode of the podcast we again visit with Victor Murphy from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas.  Victor talks to us about the current southern plains weather conditions and what the outlook is like as we move into the spring and early summer.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Aliza Wasserman-Drewes, Executive Director of Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (RIPE), an organization working to develop programs that reward farmers and ranchers for good stewardship on the land.  We talk to Ms. Wasserman-Drewes about the work of the group, their focus and what she sees as the benefits of soil health and regenerative agriculture.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dan Kittredge, the Executive Director of the Bionutrient Food Association about the work they are doing to identify and promote the nutrient density of food grown using soil health practices.  Mr. Kittredge also talks about the tools they have developed to help producers analyze their crops to determine their level of nutrients.

In this special episode of the podcast we again talk with the National Weather Service's Victor Murphy about the current weather conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and what the forecast looks like for the coming months. 

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Debbie Lyons-Blythe, a White City, Kansas cattle producer and the incoming Chair of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.  Mrs. Lyons-Blythe talks to us about how the roundtable works to help farmers and ranchers analyze their operations and work to improve their profitability while protecting our natural resources base.

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dr. John Nielson-Gammon, the Climatologist for the State of Texas and Director of the Southern Regional Climate Center at Texas A&M University about the work of the Regional Climate Center and the weather challenges we are seeing in Texas.

In this episode we visit with Kristy Oates, USDA NRCS State Conservationist in Texas about the work of the agency in the Lone Star State and about some of the initiatives they are undertaking to help farmers and ranchers deal with extreme weather events.    

In this special episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we again talk with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth about current conditions in Oklahoma and Texas and what the weather outlook looks like moving into the winter.

In this episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we have the chance to sit down and talk with Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension at UC Davis.  Dr. Mitloehner will be presenting his talk "Rethinking Methane: Animal Agriculture's Path to Climate Neutrality on October 11 at Kansas State University as part of their Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture series.  He shared with us some of his thoughts on livestock production, sustainability and climate change.   

In this episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we visit with Joel Lisonbee with the National Integrated Drought Information Systems (NIDIS) network about the work they do to help inform folks of developing dry conditions, including their Drought Early Warning System (DEWS).

Dry weather has set in throughout Oklahoma and the specter of "flash drought" has reared its ugly head.  In our latest podcast we visit with Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus about current conditions, flash drought and what the precipitation picture looks like over the next few weeks.  

In our latest podcast episode we had the chance to visit with Mary Knapp, Assistant State Climatologist in Kansas about current weather conditions in the Sunflower state and what the future trends look like.  

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Dr. Renee McPherson, the University Director of the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma about the work of the center in helping communities and individuals adapt to extreme weather events, the latest U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and what it means for the future of weather in the Southern Plains.

In this episode we again visit with Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service in Ft. Worth, Texas about the current weather conditions in the Southern Plains and the outlook for the next few months.

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.