1871 - Being Responsible with Wildlife Harvest...Planting Soybeans Sooner
Release Date: 02/18/2025
2102 - Preparing Cattle for the Cold...Producers Staying Warm
Agriculture Today
Cold Stress for Cattle and People, Part 1 Cold Stress for Cattle and People, Part 2 How Insects Survive the Cold 00:01:05 – Cold Stress for Cattle and People, Part 1: Beginning today's show is K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, Justin Waggoner, as he discusses cold stress and what cattle producers should prepare for their livestock. 00:12:05 – Cold Stress for Cattle and People, Part 2: Justin keeps the show rolling as he continues talking about cold stress with reminders for producers to stay safe. K-State fashion studies' Kelsie Doty and Reannan Boisvert remind...
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2101 - Farm Service Agency Program Payouts...Livestock Lice
Agriculture Today
FSA Payouts and State Committee Lice on Livestock in the Winter Quality of Udders in Cattle 00:01:05 – FSA Payouts and State Committee: David Schemm, state executive director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, begins the show as he recaps program payouts from 2025 and highlights the recently announced state committee. 00:12:05 – Lice on Livestock in the Winter: The show continues with K-State veterinary entomologist, Cassandra Olds, discussing lice on livestock in the winter and reminders for effective control. 00:23:05 – Quality of Udders...
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2100 - All Things Chemical Weed Control...Farm Finances Class
Agriculture Today
2026 Chemical Weed Control Guide Finances and the Farm Online Class Assessing Resources to Make Decisions 00:01:05 – 2026 Chemical Weed Control Guide: Starting today's show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster as she highlights changes to this year's Chemical Weed Control Guide and what it provides to growers. 00:12:05 – Finances and the Farm Online Class: LaVell Winsor, K-State farm analyst, and Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, continue the show discussing the Finances and the Farm online class. 00:23:05 – Assessing...
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2099 - What the Cattle Market Saw Last Week...Crop Insurance Coverage Options
Agriculture Today
Cattle Market, Harvest Capacity and Exports Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Options Fish Contaminants 00:01:05 – Cattle Market, Harvest Capacity and Exports: A cattle market update from Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, begins today's show as he discusses what impacted the market last week, how packers are adjusting harvest and export relationships. 00:12:05 – Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Options: Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, keeps the show rolling as she explains the supplemental coverage...
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2098 - Grain Market Movement After USDA Reports...Exchange and Freight
Agriculture Today
Grain Market Reaction, Corn and Grain Sorghum Wheat, Soybeans and Macroeconomics Weather Conditions Creating Fire Concerns 00:01:05 – Grain Market Reaction, Corn and Grain Sorghum: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, begin the show as they discuss the overall market reaction to the USDA reports as well as feed grains. 00:12:05 – Wheat, Soybeans and Macroeconomics: Keeping the show and their conversation rolling are Daniel and Guy as they continue chatting about wheat and soybeans as well as also...
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2097 - Flea Lifecycle...Conference for Women in Agriculture
Agriculture Today
Getting Rid of Fleas Women Grow the Farm Conference Successful Seed Growth 00:01:05 – Getting Rid of Fleas: Starting today's show is K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth as he explains why he has been receiving more questions about fleas. He also describes their lifecycle. 00:12:05 – Women Grow the Farm Conference: LaVell Winsor and Robin Reid keep the show rolling as they highlight the goals and agenda for this year's Women Grow the Farm Conference. 00:23:05 – Successful Seed Growth: K-State instructor and Extension horticulture specialist, Cynthia...
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2096 - Ag Law and Tax Developments in 2025...Cover Your Acres Conference
Agriculture Today
Roger's Top 10 in Ag Law and Tax Cover Your Acres Winter Conference Cattle Management in Australia 00:01:05 – Roger's Top 10 in Ag Law and Tax: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show as he highlights his top ten developments in agricultural law and tax in 2025. 00:12:05 – Cover Your Acres Winter Conference: K-State Northwest area agronomist, Jeanne Falk Jones, continues today's show previewing the Cover Your Acres Winter Conference and what topics are focused on. 00:23:05 – Cattle Management in Australia: Ending the show is...
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2095 - Organ Recipient Gets Rabies from Donor...2025 Cattle Abortion Causes
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: A Unique Spread of Rabies Common Causes of Cattle Abortions in 2025 Less Dairies, Bigger Herds 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: A Unique Spread of Rabies: Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken from K-State begin today's show with part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where they conversed about a rare case of rabies. 00:12:05 – Common Causes of Cattle Abortions in 2025: K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek keeps the show rolling as he breaks down the common causes of abortions in cattle from his 2025 lab data. 866-512-5650 00:23:05...
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2094 - Cash, Futures and Demand for Cattle...Herbicide Resistance in Kansas
Agriculture Today
Cattle Market and Meat Demand Monitor Update 50 Years of Herbicide Resistance, Part 1 50 Years of Herbicide Resistance, Part 2 00:01:05 – Cattle Market and Meat Demand Monitor Update: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, starts today's show recapping the recent cattle market and highlighting the last Meat Demand Monitor of 2025. 00:12:05 – 50 Years of Herbicide Resistance, Part 1: The show continues with K-State weed scientist, Pat Geier, as he discusses the anniversary of 50 years of herbicide resistance in Kansas. He explains the first weed that had resistance. ...
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2093 - Grain Reports and Markets...Swine Profitability
Agriculture Today
Grain Futures and Cash Trends and USDA Reports 2026 Swine Profitability Conference Continued Warm or Cold Winter? 00:01:05 – Grain Futures and Cash Trends and USDA Reports: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, kicks off today's show discussing the trends in futures and cash and his expectations for the USDA reports that are coming out on January 12. 00:12:05 – 2026 Swine Profitability Conference: Keeping the show rolling is K-State Extension swine specialist, Joel DeRouchey, previewing the upcoming Swine Profitability conference and who attendees will be able to...
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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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