1871 - Being Responsible with Wildlife Harvest...Planting Soybeans Sooner
Release Date: 02/18/2025
2219 - Livestock Forage Program Triggered in Kansas...Crop Herbicide Reminders
Agriculture Today
Kansas Farm Service Agency Farm Program Deadline Herbicide Considerations for Corn, Grain Sorghum and Cotton Adding Value to Cattle that are not Bred 00:01:05 – Kansas Farm Service Agency Farm Program Deadline: Today's show starts with David Schemm, state executive director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, as he highlights a few current farm programs including, acreage reporting, Livestock Forage Program and base acres. 00:12:05 – Herbicide Considerations for Corn, Grain Sorghum and Cotton: Sarah Ganske, K-State weed specialist, keeps the show rolling discussing what...
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2218 - Using Data for Fields and Spraying...Heat Impacting Livestock and Humans
Agriculture Today
Mapping Fields and Using Drones for Spraying Keeping Humans and Livestock from Getting Too Hot Tracking Dairy Heat Stress 00:01:05 – Mapping Fields and Using Drones for Spraying: Deepak Joshi, K-State agriculture precision specialist, starts today's show discussing how producers can use mapping from harvest to learn more about their field and how drones can be used for spraying. 00:12:05 – Keeping Humans and Livestock from Getting Too Hot: Continuing the show is K-State's Kelsie Doty and A.J. Tarpoff with a few reminders about keeping yourself and livestock...
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2217 - Cattle and Cutout Prices...Pokeweed in Fields
Agriculture Today
Cattle and Packer Market Pokeweed and Soybean Herbicide Cutoff Pond Turnover 00:01:05 – Cattle and Packer Market: Getting the show started is Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, as he chats about feeder cattle, packer economics and what else is impacting cattle prices. 00:12:05 – Pokeweed and Soybean Herbicide Cutoff: Sarah Ganske, K-State weed specialist, keeps the show rolling as she discusses pokeweed in fields and what soybean growers need to keep in mind with herbicides and growth stage. 00:23:05 – Pond...
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2216 - Grain Market Response to Reports...Can Humans get New World Screwworm?
Agriculture Today
Acreage and Grain Stocks Reports Human Aspect of New World Screwworm Fertilizing Tomato Plants 00:01:05 – Acreage and Grain Stocks Reports: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, kicks off today's show with a grain market update as he reviews the recent USDA acreage and grain stocks reports. 00:12:05 – Human Aspect of New World Screwworm: Continuing the show is part of a webinar on New World screwworm where Erin Petro from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment discusses the human aspect of the pest. 00:23:05 – Fertilizing Tomato Plants:...
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2215 - U.S. Landmark Legal Decisions...Soil, Water and Crop Quality
Agriculture Today
Court Rulings Impact Effects of Excessive Water on Quality, Part 1 Effects of Excessive Water on Quality, Part 2 00:01:05 – Court Rulings Impact: K-State and Washburn law professor, Roger McEowen, begins the show as he reviews new Supreme Court rulings and what they mean for people and agricultural producers. 00:12:05 – Effects of Excessive Water on Quality, Part 1: Continuing the show is K-State watershed specialist Stacie Minson, K-State soil scientist Augustine Obour and K-State Extension agronomist Logan Simon as they explain how the large amounts of rains in...
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2214 - Understanding More About Hantavirus...Goat and Sheep Breeding
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Hantavirus Getting Ready for Goat and Sheep Breeding Continue Keeping an Eye Out for New World Screwworm 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Hantavirus: Starting the show is K-State's Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast as they discuss hantavirus and how it is transmitted. 00:12:05 – Getting Ready for Goat and Sheep Breeding: Kelsey Bentley, K-State small ruminant specialist, continues today's show as she shares reminders for goat and sheep producers as they get ready for breeding season. ...
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2213 - Calm Cattle Market...Starting to See Brown Recluse Spiders
Agriculture Today
Cattle Prices and Meat Demand Brown Recluse Spiders are Crawling Out Kansas FFA at Washington Leadership Conference 00:01:05 – Cattle Prices and Meat Demand: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off the show as he talks about the mostly calm cattle market and how people's finances impact their meat protein purchases. 00:12:05 – Brown Recluse Spiders are Crawling Out: K-State entomologist Jeff Whitworth keeps the show rolling as he chats about brown recluse spiders. Jeff shares where they are most likely to be found and what control may work. ...
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2212 - Waiting on USDA Reports for the Grain Market...Corn Disease Concerns
Agriculture Today
How the Grain Market is Looking Tar Spot and Other Corn Diseases Cool and Wet to Hot and Humid 00:01:05 – How the Grain Market is Looking: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, begins the show as he talks about downward trends for corn, soybeans and wheat in the futures. He also disucsses upcoming report expectations. 00:12:05 – Tar Spot and Other Corn Diseases: K-State Extension row crop specialist, Rodrigo Onofre, keeps the show moving as he covers what concerns there currently are for corn, including tar spot, rusts, corn stunt and corn leafhoppers. ...
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2211 - What is Popular in Dairy Products...How the Perception of Dairy has Shifted
Agriculture Today
Dairy Trends and Preferences, Part 1 Dairy Trends and Preferences, Part 2 Destructive Pests and Bacteria 00:01:05 – Dairy Trends and Preferences, Part 1: K-State's Mike Brouk and Midwest Dairy's Maureen Windisch start today's show as they take a look into the dairy industry and what dairy products are preferred by consumers. They also discuss how the perception of dairy has changed and if it has impacted dairy producers. 00:12:05 – Dairy Trends and Preferences, Part 2: The show and conservation continue with Mike and Maureen as they chat about dairy and customer...
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2210 - Communication Between D.C. and Producers...Summer Learning for Youth
Agriculture Today
Agriculture Undersecretary Visits Kansas 4-H Summer Enrichment Program Can Cattle be Raised in Confinement? 00:01:05 – Agriculture Undersecretary Visits Kansas: Beginning the show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as he recaps the recent visit from the undersecretary of farm production and conservation. 00:12:05 – 4-H Summer Enrichment Program: Kansas 4-H summer enrichment program administrator Regan Gleason continues the show discussing the 4-H Summer Enrichment Program and what they hope it provides to Kansas youth. ...
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- Early Planting Soybean Research
- How Many Dairy Heifers Do You Need?
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ethical Wildlife Harvest: K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken kick off today’s show with part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode. This week the pair converse about ethical and responsible harvest.
00:12:05 – Early Planting Soybean Research: Keeping today’s show moving is Eric Adee, K-State agronomist in charge of the Kansas River Valley and East Central Kansas experiment fields, as he explains research that he has been working on that looks into early planting soybeans.
00:23:05 – How Many Dairy Heifers Do You Need?: Mike Brouk, K-State dairy specialist, ends the show explaining how dairy farmers can use what’s called the “heifer completion rate” to help determine how large their heifer production needs to be every year.
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