Walter H Fick

Professor & Extension Range Management Specialist

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The 2026 Kansas Range Academies are scheduled.

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19th Annual Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Shifting: Funding, Priorities, and Partnerships in Conservation.

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2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (https://t.co/vmclXhY38G).

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Dr. Jeff Whitworth discussing fall armyworms at Grass & Grain Farm and Ranch Show presentation organized by the Kansas Forage and Grassland Council.

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Attended Western Kansas Forage Conference in Garden City. Scott Staggenborg discussing prussic acid in sorghum species. Other presenters included John Holman, Augustine Obour, Logan Simon, Nick Detter, Keith Harmoney, and Jenny Ifft.

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Last Grazing Academy of season in Central Rolling Red Prairies of Barber County, Kansas.

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Wrapping up NC Grazing Academy near Wells, KS.

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Shortgrass Range Academy in western Kansas at Camp Christy.

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Adult Range Academies are coming up.
Tallgrass August 12-14, Elmdale, KS
Shortgrass August 26-28, Scott City, KS

See link to register: https://t.co/8LZL7NtzxZ

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Just completed my 47th year helping with the Kansas Range Youth Camp. We had 21 students this year and met in Council Grove, KS and stayed at White Memorial Camp.

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The Kling Anderson Lecture will be held Tuesday, March 25 in 1014 Throckmorton Hall at 4 p.m.

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Honored to receive the Kansas Conservation Champion Award at the Kansas Natural Resources Conference held in Manhattan, KS.

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Grazing School at SAVE Farm in Riley County.

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Range Academy near Scott Lake in western Kansas.

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Mushrush Red Angus cattle on Blender Ranch and Tallgrass Range Academy participants discussing grazing management.

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Last morning at Midgrass Range Academy. Time for plant "show and tell."

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Discussion about soils at Midgrass Range Academy near Claflin, KS.

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National Forage Week has arrived, June 16-24, 2024. Key points to ponder regarding the contribution of forages include:
Nutrient cycling
Livestock feed
Soil health
Climate resilience
Biodiversity
Water quality
Economic impact
Food security
Energy products
Recreation & aesthetics

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Completed Kansas Range Youth Camp. Met at White Memorial Camp this year. Twenty-five high school students.

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Flint Hills blooming with wildflowers, including butterfly milkweed (Aslepias tuberosa), an important host for various pollinator species