1348 – What Kansas Producers Need to Know About Lesser Prairie-Chicken Listing

<ul> <li><strong>How Listing Decision for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Impacts Kansas</strong></li> <li><strong>Potential Increase for Dairy Labor Costs</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>00:01:09  — How Listing Decision for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Impacts Kansas:</strong>  We begin this week’s programming with an impactful segment providing information on the implications of the recent listing decision for the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Joining Agriculture Today for this conversation is K-State wildlife Extension specialist, Drew Ricketts. Drew provides background on the significance of the Lesser Prairie Chicken and their habitat needs.</p> <p>As our conversation on the Lesser Prairie Chicken with Drew continues, he provides detailed information on what the threatened status of this species really entails for Western Kansas producers. He explains what “take” means and where it applies in Kansas, as well as what a grazing plan is and who can write one.</p> <p><a href="https://www.fws.gov/lpc" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Lesser Prairie-Chicken Website</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.fws.gov/media/framework-review-lpc-voluntary-conservation-programs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USFWS Guidance: Framework for the review of LPC Voluntary Conservation Programs</a></p> <p><a href= "https://fws.gov/media/species-status-assessment-report-lesser-prairie-chicken" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USFWS Lesser Prairie-Chicken Species Status Assessment</a></p> <p><a href= "https://fws.gov/page/northern-dps-4d-rule-grazing-exception" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Information on the 4(d) rule grazing exemption and how to apply to be an approved plan developer</a></p> <p><a href="https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">USFWS Project planning tool to determine if you are potentially impacted by the listing</a></p> <p>More specific interactive maps to determine if your location may be considered Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat:</p> <p><a href