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October 2025- Brian Rast: Nature-Based Solutions and Modeling
Follow along with the above presentation by using the PowerPoint slides at the end of this page. Additional resources for this webinar can be found below.
Additional resources:
Kansas Healthy Watersheds Presentation- https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll2/id/7640
Nature-Based Solutions Final Report and ID Cards- https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/division-of-water-resources/water-structures/floodplain-management/mapping/nature-based-solutions-805
Silver Jackets- https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Silver-Jackets/
KDHE- Kansas Watershed Management Section- https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/974/Watershed-Management-Section Email Scott Satterthwaite with questions- scott.satterthwaite@ks.gov
Soil Health and Water Quality Story Map- https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1efcfe1924fc4daf85a7958c0a41fa5a
Follow along with the above presentation by using the PowerPoint slides at the end of this page. Additional resources for this webinar can be found below. Additional resources: Kansas Healthy Watersheds Presentation- https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll2/id/7640 Nature-Based Solutions…
The Biology of Soil Compaction
This short video provides the basics on what causes soil compaction and how it affects water infiltration.
Prescribed Fire Online Course
Want to learn how to plan and conduct a prescribed fire? Check out the Prescribed Fire Online Course! Learning Objectives – Fire for a healthy ecosystem – Considerations for a fire plan – Safe practices…
Livestock Pasture Use & Plant Preferences
Does your livestock match your pasture?
Cattle, sheep and goats use pastures differently.
– Terrain: Goats and sheep tend to use steeper areas than cattle.
– Plant Types: Cattle eat mainly grasses while goats browse more shrubs and trees. Sheep are intermediate and have less preference for a specific plant type.
– Selection for Plant Parts: Cattle have large broad mouths and cannot select specific plant parts well, instead they typically take large bites of plants. Sheep and goats have small mouths with prehensile lips which allow them to select specific plant parts
Grazing multiple species can often be complementary, resulting in broader use of available plant types and pasture terrain.
Illustration: John McQuaig
Source: The Prairie Project The Prairie Project
Data:
McDaniel & Tiedeman (1981). Sheep use on mountain winter range in New Mexico.
https://doi.org/10.2307/3898122
Pinchak et al. (1991). Beef cattle distribution patterns on foothill range.
https://doi.org/10.2307/4002956
Does your livestock match your pasture? Cattle, sheep and goats use pastures differently. – Terrain: Goats and sheep tend to use steeper areas than cattle. – Plant Types: Cattle eat mainly grasses while goats browse…
Farm Bill, Food Land Access with Pantaleon Florez III
Farmer and Experiential Learning Specialist Pantaleon Florez III, visits Kansas Rural Center’s Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about his “no fossil fuel farm,” land access, and food as a…
Growing Organic and the Farm Bill with Demetria Hill
Organic grower and certifier, Demetria Hill, visits with Kansas Rural Center Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about the process of organic certification, her own operation, and…
Soil Health and the Farm Bill with Jim & Lisa French
Jim and Lisa French, sustainable farmers and longtime friends of KRC, visit with Kansas Rural Center Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about the evolving world of…
Grazing Cover Crop Calculator
This tool can be used to assist in determining the number of days or acres animals can graze cover crops. https://www.jotform.com/app/221745338623861
Winter Grazing of Cover Crops
Question: How many acres of cover crop does a cow-calf pair need to make it through a typical winter? -From South-Central Kansas Answers: Assuming a fall calving operation, a 1300 lb cow and about 3600…