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Improving Prairie Chicken Habitat Through Managed Cattle Grazing in NW Minnesota

Rancher Brad Bjerken shows how he has improved prairie chicken habitat on his 3,800 acre B-B Ranch in Clay County, Minnesota. He discusses with Jeff Duchene, State Grazing Specialist with NRCS, how he rotationally grazes his 120 cows on several large paddocks. This allows him to rest portions of his pastures resulting in varying amounts of grass cover throughout his ranch, crucial to prairie chickens leks and nesting habitat. Brad has been working with the NRCS for several decades with the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Jeff Kalin, State Wildlife Biologist, NRCS, Jake Nelson, Farm Bill Biologist, and Jillian Fejszes, Farm Bill Biologist with Pheasants Forever discuss how Brad's conservation practices have improved the habitat for hundreds of prairie chickens that use his Ranch throughout the year. The B-B Ranch is also home to the Richardson's Ground squirrel and the endangered, Dakota Skipper butterfly. Brad has also worked with the NRCS on improving watering distribution for cattle and fencing for rotational grazing. Videography by Dan Balluff. For more information please visit the Minnesota NRCS website at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservatio... And for more videos about other NRCS conservation-related projects, please visit the Minnesota NRCS YouTube channel at:    / @minnesotanrcs   https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/   / nrcs_mn   Time stamps: 00:00:00 Introduction to Rancher Brad Bjerken and the B-B Ranch 00:00:54 Jeff Duchene, State Grazing Specialist, NRCS 00:01:22 Jeff Kalin, State Wildlife Biologist, NRCS 00:04:32 Jake Nelson, Farm Bill Biologist, Pheasants Forever 00:04:56 Jillian Fejszes, Farm Bill Biologist, Pheasants Forever 00:05:20 Nesting 00:06:40 Agassiz Beach Ridge 00:07:36 The Importance of Cattle 00:08:17 Dakota Skipper Butterfly 00:09:45 Native Prairie 00:14:41 Water Quality #naturalresources #prairiechickens #wildlife #rotationalgrazing #ranching #endangeredspecies