Wally Childress Honored with Quail Forever 2024/25 Farmer of the Year Award Quail Forever’s 2024/25 Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by @johndeere, is presented to Wally Childress of Bogota, Tennessee. The annual award recognizes the innovative use of precision ag technology and utilization of data to identify profitable solutions for agriculture and wildlife on working lands throughout America. "If I can positively impact wildlife and tie it into farming – that’s what I’ve always wanted to do." Click the link in our bio to learn more about Wally and the farming practices he's using to make a positive impact on wildlife. #quailforever #thehabitatorganization

Status Update: It’s complicated. Today is Tax Day or April 15th, which also happens to be a good marker on the calendar to recognize as the start of nesting season for America’s quail species. That said, the six different species of quail live in a wide array of climates from the bobwhites of the Southeast’s savannas to the Gambel’s of the Southwest’s deserts. One of the cool elements of quail biology is that all six species can nest from April all the way through October, depending upon the weather and habitat conditions. So, while today is a good marker as the start of quail nesting season, the duration of nesting season for quail goes on for a while. In other words . . . it’s complicated. If you want to learn more about the arrival of nesting season across the quail range hit the link in our bio. #quailforever #thehabitatorganization #taxday

Hope on the Horizon Dirac Twidwell doesn’t hate cedar trees, but that doesn’t stop him from telling people to light them on fire. Eastern red cedars are a primary driver of woody encroachment across the country. Cedar and other species are taking over areas where they were previously absent, creating major issues for ecosystems, particularly on the Great Plains. Encroachment is most common on grasslands, and the Great Plains of the American Midwest are a hotbed for the advancement of this “green glacier.” Click the link in our bio to read "Hope on the Horizon" which appears in the current “Fire” issue of the Quail Forever Journal. #quailforever #thehabitatorganization