A new partnership promises to help promote wildlife habitat and discover innovative ways to help farmers, ranchers and landowners turn marginal, unproductive acres into more beneficial wildlife habitat. This bodes well for songbirds, wild mammals and soil conservation efforts.
Pheasants Forever, Inc. is an organization dedicated to the conservation of pheasants, quail and wildlife through habitat improvements, public awareness, education and land management policies and programs. More than 17 million acres of wildlife habitat have been improved by the group in the past 36 years.
Source: Rural Marketing News, December 3, 2018. Link.
There are many positives that can come from John Deere and Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever working together. We have a large portfolio of equipment and technology that can be used to improve wildlife habitats, keep waterways clean and protect soils while reclaiming what were previously less productive acres,” Travis Becton said.
INSIGHTS: Excessive farming the past 50+ years has resulted in significant wildlife habitat reduction. By returning more acres to wildlife-friendly habitat, there is potential for wildlife populations in urban areas to have more incentives to stay in the country. New habitat development is beneficial to reduce cross-species interactions and zoonotic risks.