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Hydroponics DailyThe Top 10 Most Poisonous Plants You Might Grow (but hey, "they're natural")Dr. Russell Sharp closes out Hydroponics Daily’s 2025 run with a compact guide to the most toxic plants. He explains why “natural” or “plant‑derived” doesn’t mean safe and shares examples of species that can cause severe harm.
The episode lists the top poisonous plants to watch for, such as hemlock, giant hogweed, deadly nightshade, Brugmansia, monk’s hood, yew, oleander, castor bean, water hemlock and foxglove, plus practical safety warnings for growers and gardeners.
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2025-12-3113 min
From the Cowboy StateWild Horse and Burro Management with Dr. Derek ScastaSend us a textJoin Dr. Scasta and I while we discuss some of the troubles agencies face when it comes to wild horse and burro management as well as how horses came to America in the first place. This is an episode you don't want to miss! Information mentioned in this episode:WDOC Honor Farm in Riverton, WYhttps://corrections.wyo.gov/institutional-information/wyoming-honor-farmBLM Adoptions/Saleshttps://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/adoptions-and-salesDr. Scasta's contact info: jscasta@uwyo.eduSupport the show
2025-02-2045 min
UNL BeefWatchTaming Toxic PlantsDr. Derek Scasta with Wyoming Extension discusses plants on rangeland and pastures in the High Plains that can be poisonous to livestock and management practices that can be utilized to help reduce the risk to grazing animals.
2023-05-1526 min
The Art of RangeAoR 78: One Study to Rule Them All -- 3M Soil Health Research with Jeff Goodwin & Derek ScastaHow do we build soil health? What is soil health? Is careful grazing helpful or hurtful? Can anything be done to meaningfully influence soil health? And how would we know? What can be measured that indicates progress? These are the questions Derek Scasta and Jeff Goodwin and their team intend to begin to answer through a recently funded national-scale project called Metrics, Management, and Monitoring: An Investigation of Pasture and Rangeland Soil Health and Its Drivers. This ambitious research and outreach effort, funded through a variety of public and private monies, will combine state-of-the-art experimental research with case studies documenting...
2022-02-1755 min
Lawn and Garden with Jeff EdwardsHelping Our Crops Grow [July 10, 2020]Jeff and Jerry talk with Carbon County Extension Educator Abby Perry. Learn more about Abby's project working with Extension Specialist Derek Scasta to determine what animals are eating Sage Grouse eggs.
This week's topics include:
transplanting rhubarb
fruit trees
grow lights
giant pumpkins
and more!
For episode transcripts and more visit wyoextension.org/garden and click on Videos and Podcasts. Visit https://uwyocnp.org/gardening-videos to find short videos on various gardening topics.
2020-07-1445 min