{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ASCEND by Ducks Unlimited","title":"How Farming and Soil Health Shape Wildlife, Water, and the Outdoors","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3828,"description":"Learn how farming and conservation practices directly shape wildlife habitat, water quality, and the future of the outdoors.\n\n Ascend host Adrian Jessen sits down with Joy Van Wyngarden—an Iowa farm‑raised conservation specialist and former watershed coordinator—to unpack how planting, soil management, and land stewardship influence everything from deer and ducks to clean water and food systems.\nJoy brings a rare blend of real‑world farming experience, conservation science, and hunting perspective. Together, they explain cover crops, wetlands, edge‑of‑field practices, soil health, and how small changes on private land can create massive downstream benefits for wildlife and people alike.\nIn this episode, you’ll learn:\nHow conventional farming practices impact wildlife habitat\nWhat cover crops are and why they matter\nHow soil health affects water, food, and animal populations\nWhy wetlands are critical for ducks, deer, and water quality\nSimple ways landowners can assess and improve their property\nThe connection between agriculture, conservation, and hunting success\nWhy soil loss threatens the future of food and wildlife\nFollow @duascend or visit ducks.org/ascend\nPresented by Ducks Unlimited.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rvKV-HpqqpvPlV_Qenn_UFO0lAzZ3dIe2XbjAE1Rl9A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYmI2/N2Q2YWJiN2YyZjBk/YzY3MmViYjBiNzc1/ZjBjOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}