1380 - How Different Will this Year's Prescribed Burn Season Be in Kansas?... The Importance of Soil Temperatures for Early-Season Crops

<ul> <li><strong>Prescribed Burn Advice for 2023</strong></li> <li><strong>The Importance of Soil Temperatures</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>00:01:10  — Prescribed Burn Advice for 2023 Part One:</strong> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt;">We are joined today by fuels specialist with the Kansas Forest Service, Luke <span class= "spelle">Berning</span>, for a two-part conversation on prescribed burns this year. In this first segment Luke discusses the history of prescribed burns in Kansas, their benefits, and the importance of understanding the types of plants in your area before burning. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>00:12:08  — Prescribed Burn Advice for 2023 Part Two:</strong> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt;">In part two Luke shares insight on how this year really differs from past years and that advice for the eastern two thirds of the state really differs from the western third due to on-going drought conditions. The advice he shares is so insightful and definitely not a conversation you will want to miss out on!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Links that Luke shared in today's show:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.kansasforests.org/fire_management/">Fire Management Program | Kansas Forest Service | Kansas State University</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.kglc.org/kansas-prescribed-fire-council.cfm">Kansas Prescribed Fire Council (kglc.org)</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.kglc.org/kansas-prescribed-burning-associations.cfm">Kansas Prescribed Burning Associations (kglc.org)</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gpfirescience.org/">Great Plains Fire Science Exchange | Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (gpfirescience.org)</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.feis-crs.org/feis/faces/SearchByOther.xhtml">Home page, Fire Effects Information System (feis-crs.org)</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You can also feel free to contact Luke through email: <a href