Art of Range
The Art of Range Podcast accomplishes conservation through conversation with some of the brightest minds in rangeland management and livestock production. Washington State University rangelands and livestock Extension specialist Tip Hudson interviews researchers, ranchers, and resource professionals to bring you extended discussion on topics that are of interest to anyone in rangelands work. A new episode releases every two weeks. This project is funded by the Western Center for Risk Management Education, the Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission, and sponsors committed to our mission.
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AoR 185: Rod Heitschmidt on a Lifetime of Integrating Rangeland Science and Application
From fighter pilot instructor to rangeland science legend, Rod Heitschmidt has done it all. In this Sages of Rangelands conversation, Tip Hudson sits down with Rod at his home to trace his path from flying supersonic T-38s to studying livestock grazing at the Texas Experimental Ranch and USDA’s Fort Keogh lab. Rod recounts his spirited […]
AoR 184: Tom Bartlett on Valuing Cows, Grass, and Everything Else
Dr. Tom Bartlett has spent a lifetime proving that rangeland is worth a lot more than meets the eye. Tip sits down with this Colorado State University rangeland economist to discuss career that shifted from mathematical modeling to applied on-the-ground economics — and why Bartlett thinks the real value of public grazing lands is almost […]
AoR 183: Rangelands on Display – Using Public Art to Reach Beyond the Choir, with Stephen Bramwell
What if the key to making people care about rangelands wasn’t a fact sheet, a policy brief, or even a podcast — but interactive art that people can view, hear, touch, and smell? WSU Extension’s Stephen Bramwell joins the show to talk about a first-of-its-kind public art project that’s deploying multisensory exhibits across 18 states […]
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AoR 183: Rangelands on Display – Using Public Art to Reach Beyond the Choir, with Stephen Bramwell
What if the key to making people care about rangelands wasn’t a fact sheet, a policy brief, or even a podcast — but interactive art that people can view, hear, touch, and smell? WSU Extension’s Stephen Bramwell joins the show to talk about a first-of-its-kind public art project that’s deploying multisensory exhibits across 18 states […]
AoR 182: Allen Miller on Fire, Fence, and Family – 140 Years of Stewardship at Tower Rock Ranch
Allen Miller of Tower Rock Ranch in Mansfield, Washington was the 2023 NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award regional winner. His family has run cattle on the same Douglas County ground since 1883. Allen joins Tip to talk about blending the art and science of range management on a 15,000-acre operation reshaped by five major wildfires in […]
AoR 143: Dr. John Buckhouse, Reflections on a Half Century of Thinking in Wholes, Part 1
Riparian management, water quality, and livestock grazing used in the same sentence can warm up a room with heated discussion. John Buckhouse has spent a lifetime contending for the Radical Middle, where people recognize that land conditions that are good for fish are also good for cattle. He has effectively advocated for and led collaborative […]
