{"id":1358,"date":"2023-07-19T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:30:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:30:47","slug":"nifa-invests-9-million-in-extension-education-and-usda-climate-hubs-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/nifa-invests-9-million-in-extension-education-and-usda-climate-hubs-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"NIFA Invests $9 million in Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1359 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-47.png 940w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-47-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/files\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-47-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>We are excited to announce that Drs. Morgan Treadwell, Melissa Shehane, and Ben Wu will be continuing education and extension Prairie Project efforts after receiving a $1.5 million grant from the USDA-NIFA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs Partnership program area priority within AFRI\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/grants\/programs\/agriculture-food-research-initiative-afri\/afri-foundational-applied-science-program\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foundational and Applied Science Program<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to support a project titled, \u201cPromoting Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice to Reduce Risk and Impacts of Drought, Wildfire and Woody Encroachment on Livestock Production.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great Plain, especially the Southern Great Plains, is the heart of the nation\u2019s livestock production, but sustainability and productivity is consistently under threat from droughts and wildfires, but more alarmingly, woody plant encroachment. New research has shown that climate-smart agricultural practices such as prescribed fire and mixed-species grazing are effective for reducing the risk and impacts of drought, wildfires, and woody plant encroachment, while bringing additional value-added to working rangeland landscapes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adoption of these practices as well as the public\u2019s understanding and acceptance of these practices has been limited. The two major goals of this project are to: cultivate agents of change and to develop a diverse workforce that can effectively communicate how climate-smart agricultural practices can reduce overall operational risk, while adding value to livestock production that extends treatment life of current brush management practices. It is imperative that producers, agencies, educators, and researchers continue to develop, refine, and implement scalable approaches to engage land managers and the public to promote resilience and sustainability for the Great Plains grassland savanna ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grant was officially announced in May from USDA-NIFA and is a five-year grant. Be on the lookout for more information regarding these research, education, and extension efforts. Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/about-nifa\/announcements\/nifa-invests-9m-extension-education-usda-climate-hubs-partnership\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about this grant and the other grants that were funded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce that Drs. 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