90.5 KZNA Hill City may be experiencing intermittent issues which may affect your listening experience after series of severe storms passed through the area Sunday.  HPPR is aware of potential issues at this transmitter site, though we will be unable to ascertain the extent of any potential damage or make repairs until late Tuesday.

Laurel Badura, wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, found incentive funding allowing ag producer Bart Jacobson to renovate and conserve a rainwater basin on grassland that's grazed by cattle and sheep under aggressive management. Jacobson is pleased with the results and credits Badura with arranging funding and managing the details of the partnerships, which drove the project forward. This episode of Playa Country is part two of a three-part series on Rainwater Basins. It originally aired on HPPR Tuesday, May 21, 2013

HPPR proudly presents Texas singer-songwriter Bob Livingston to our Amarillo studios on Saturday, June 8.  We are located on the NW corner of 6th and Polk, in the basement of the Amarillo National Bank's Special Assets Center.  We'll open the doors at 7pm, and the show will start at 7:30.  To make a reservation for this show, call us at 806-367-9088 or email us at music@hppr.org.  Don't miss this opportunity to hear a Texas legend!

About Bob

I've heard some folks refer to cattle as, "hamburger on the hoof."  With that reference in mind, I have been salivating about all the jelly on the bush that the current blossoms have been hinting at.  I was disheartened by the frost that took many of my sandhill plum possibilities.  As the summer progresses, I will rise to the challenge with our feathered friends to see who will be the first to the harvest.

Terry Tate lives in northeast Texas, a place called Cumby.  Last week we talked with him about hunting with air rifles, and this week I asked him to come back to talk about how he discovered his passion for building them. 

There's an hour's worth of righteous records lined up for "Open Range" this Saturday. In addition to Eartha and Eminem, we'll hear from the Church, Sheryl Crow, guitarist Manuel Barrueco, Ben Taylor and others... Rod Stewart begins the show with a cut from his brand-new Capitol CD, "Time." Saturday 3pm CT repeated at Midnight.

In addition to the role windbreaks play in decreasing soil erosion, these valuable elements of modern day agriculture can increase crop yields, act as environmental buffers, improve air quality, and provide valuable pollinator habitat for bees and other beneficial insects.  Windbreaks can be multifunctional, providing not only protection from the wind, dust and snow, but serving as economic stimulators through the marketing of tree products.  To learn more about the importance of windbreaks and the design basics needed to develop a functioning shelterbelts, take part in the Southern Plains Windbreak Renovation and Innovation Workshop to be held in Dodge City, Kansas May 21 - 23, 2013.  Call the K-State Extension office in Ford County 620-227-4542, or contact Andrea Burns at: aburns@ksu.edu.