How the Specht family is using rotational grazing, citizen science, and community collaboration to tear down the fence between the agricultural and avian worlds. 

More Information:

• The Spechts have been featured in two books: Wildly Successful Farming and The Farm as Natural Habitat
• LSP’s Soil Health & Grazing Web Page
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation article on the Specht farm
• Ear to the Ground 200: Bovines, Biodiversity & Bobolinks

You can find LSP Ear to the Ground podcast episodes on Spotify, Stitcher, iTunes, and other podcast platforms.

Phil Specht checking for birds on his farm in northeastern Iowa. (Photo Courtesy of Larry Stone)