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		<title>Farming for Wildlife Video</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2012/01/10/farming-for-wildlife-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<title>Southeastern Prairie Symposium</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Invasive Plants in Southern Forests</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2010/08/11/invasive-plants-in-southern-forests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) Director Jim Reaves today announced that gardeners, foresters, landowners and others concerned about nonnative invasive plants in the South can now request free copies of &#8220;A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests&#8220;. The long-awaited book is an update of the very popular &#8220;Nonnative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=380&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prairie Restoration &#8220;Tricks of the Trade&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2010/05/24/prairie-restoration-tricks-of-the-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservation Maven points out a great article about what works and what doesn&#8217;t when restoring native prairie.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=367&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Planting Wildlife Food Plots</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2010/04/12/planting-wildlife-food-plots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSUCares has a updated guide for Supplemental Wildlife Food Planting in the Southeast.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=352&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Switchgrass Harvest</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/11/25/spring-switchgrass-harvest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee et al. (2009) examined the impact of fall and spring harvests on biomass yield in switchgrass and other potential bioenergy grasses.  There was little drop-off in biomass yield in spring harvests compared to fall for switchgrass, and big bluestem actually produced slightly more in spring.  This is great news for wildlife conservation.  Spring biomass [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=331&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bobwhite Restoration Project</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/09/17/bobwhite-restoration-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleagues just completed a multi-state northern bobwhite research initiative. The final report was just published by NRCS and is available online.  It summarizes a suite of research projects that will improve conservation on farms. A quote from the Foreward should pique your interest &#8211; &#8220;You will find clear, concise recommendations and the kind of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=111&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Invasive Species</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/05/31/managing-invasive-species/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 22:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Forests Network has compiled some great resources about identifying and managing invasive species HERE.  The resources include: Appalachian Region Invasive Weed Guide from the University of Tennessee provides photos, descriptions,and control methods for a wide array of invasive plants. Invasive Plants of the United States: Identification, Biology and Control provides identification, ecology, and control [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=248&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Landscape Agro-ecology</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/02/03/landscape-agro-ecology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog thinks that landscape agro-ecology &#8211; the study of agriculture and its biodiversity beyond the field scale &#8211; is coming of age.  I agree with them.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=199&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Field Borders for Wildlife</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/01/21/field-borders-for-wildlife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missouri Extension has published a great guide for installing field borders (herbaceous strips of vegetation replacing crops at field edges) entitled Field borders for agronomic, economic and wildlife benefits.   The document illustrates some important principles of corridor design that we focus on in my course, but that are not incorporated (intentionally!) into farm plans nearly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=180&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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