Conservation through conversation
The Art of Range Podcast
Washington State University rangeland and livestock Extension specialist Tip Hudson interviews researchers, ranchers, and other range experts to bring you discussion on the art and science of ranch management. A new episode releases every two weeks. The Art of Range Podcast is funded by the Western Center for Risk Management Education and sponsors committed to our mission.
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AoR 191: Sumner Erdman – Cows, Koas, and Wind Turbines on Maui's Ulupalakua Ranch
From Gold Rush–era farming and sugar to today’s diversified operation of cattle, elk, sheep, a winery, and wind turbines, Sumner Erdman, president of Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui, traces the ranch’s history. He explains how the loss of Maui’s sugar and pineapple industries affected ranching, how an explosion of axis deer combined with drought forced herd […]
AoR 190: Keoki Wood – Livestock Manager on Parker Ranch, Hawai'i
Parker Ranch is the oldest and biggest ranch on the island of Hawai’i and one of the top cow-calf operations in the country. Keoki Wood traces the ranch’s history from John Palmer Parker’s founding in 1847 and the arrival of the Mexican vaqueros who gave rise to the paniolo tradition to its current role as […]
AoR 189: "Sailing true" on waves of grass with Pono VonHolt on Hawai'i
“Ponoholo” comes from Hawaiian wayfinding: when the canoe was on the right path — reading stars, currents, and waves — you were pono holo, going the good way. Pono Von Holt runs Ponoholo Ranch on Kohala Mountain at the north end of the Big Island, the birthplace of King Kamehameha, and where his family has […]
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AoR 190: Keoki Wood – Livestock Manager on Parker Ranch, Hawai'i
Parker Ranch is the oldest and biggest ranch on the island of Hawai’i and one of the top cow-calf operations in the country. Keoki Wood traces the ranch’s history from John Palmer Parker’s founding in 1847 and the arrival of the Mexican vaqueros who gave rise to the paniolo tradition to its current role as […]
AoR 188: Lani Cran-Petrie — Kapapala Ranch, Hawai’i
“I want to make this ranch look like Ellensburg.” Lani Cran-Petrie runs Kapapala Ranch on the south flank of the Big Island of Hawai’i with her husband, Bill. This episode with Lani begins a series on ranching in Hawai’i. Lani describes the improbable history of cattle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, from a […]
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 […]
