1871 - Being Responsible with Wildlife Harvest...Planting Soybeans Sooner
Release Date: 02/18/2025
2137 - Managing Ground After Wildfire...Putting Cattle Back Out on Forages
Agriculture Today
Managing Rangeland and Pasture After Wildfire, Part 1 Managing Rangeland and Pasture After Wildfire, Part 2 Planting Vegetable Crops 00:01:05 – Managing Rangeland and Pasture After Wildfire, Part 1: Today's show begins with K-State Extension rangeland management specialist Molly Reichenborn and K-State range scientist at Hays Keith Harmoney as they converse about managing rangeland and pastures after a wildfire. 00:12:05 – Managing Rangeland and Pasture After Wildfire, Part 2: Molly and Keith also continue the show as they discuss more information about how cattle...
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2136 - Planning for Long-term Care to Protect the Farm...First Hollow Stem
Agriculture Today
Helping to Preserve the Family Legacy with Planning First Hollow Stem for Dual-Purpose Wheat Intensity in Estrus 00:01:05 – Helping to Preserve the Family Legacy with Planning: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins today's show as he explains what planning problem can cause issues with protecting the legacy of family farms. 00:12:05 – First Hollow Stem for Dual-Purpose Wheat: K-State graduate students in the Department of Agronomy Luiz Pradella and Claire Bott continue the show as they discuss first hollow stem for wheat growers that use the crop as...
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2135 - Wildlife Around Brush Piles...Annual Medical Exam
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Brush Piles Burning Around Wildlife Farmers and Ranchers go to the Doctor 2026 Factors for Dairy Producers 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Brush Piles Burning Around Wildlife: Part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode with Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken starts the show as they chat about Joe recently burning a brush pile and its impact on surrounding wildlife. 00:12:05 – Farmers and Ranchers go to the Doctor: Keeping the show going is K-State's Erin Martinez, aging expert, as she discusses what farmers and ranchers should get medically...
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2134 - Market Demand in Cattle...Ryegrass Control
Agriculture Today
Up and Down in the Cattle Market War Against Weeds: Annual Ryegrass K-State Junior Sheep Producer Day 00:01:05 – Up and Down in the Cattle Market: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, starts the show explaining the mixed bag in the cattle market and the February Meat Demand Monitor. 00:12:05 – War Against Weeds: Annual Ryegrass: Part of a War Against Weeds podcast episode continues the show as Alyssa Essman, Joe Ikley, Tom Barber, Charlie Cahoon and Larry Streckel who are all university experts from around the United States chat about annual ryegrass. ...
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2133 - March Grain Market Expectations...A Mixture of Weather
Agriculture Today
Rally in the Grain Market Wet Weather and Fire Weather Musil Center for Sustainable Wheat Production 00:01:05 – Rally in the Grain Market: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, kicks off today's show discussing a few rallies he is seeing in the grain market and what he expects will impact the market in March. 00:12:05 – Wet Weather and Fire Weather: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, keeps the show moving as he explains the mixture of foggy weather and fire concerns in Kansas and what he forecasts this month. 00:23:05 – Musil Center for...
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2132 - Price Changes for Crude Oil and Gas...Neospora, From Canine to Cattle
Agriculture Today
Recent Gas Price Changes Due to Conflict Is Neospora Causing Cattle Abortions? Testing Seed Viability 00:01:05 – Recent Gas Price Changes Due to Conflict: Gregg Ibendahl, K-State Extension farm economist, begins today's show as he mentions the recent global conflict and how it has impacted oil prices and its relationship with gas prices. 00:12:05 – Is Neospora Causing Cattle Abortions?: The show continues with K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek discussing neospora and how it can be the cause of abortions and how cattle can become infected with it. 866-512-5350 ...
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2131 - Where the FSA Director has Been...Water Meetings in Southwest Kansas
Agriculture Today
Kansas FSA Director Update Water Smart Management Meetings Veterinary School Applications 00:01:05 – Kansas FSA Director Update: Starting the show is David Schemm, state executive director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, as he shares his updates from the agency and what programs are available for producers. 00:12:05 – Water Smart Management Meetings: K-State Extension agronomist Logan Simon keeps the show moving as he previews the Water Smart Management for a Resilient Future educational meetings in Southwest Kansas. 00:23:05 – Veterinary...
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2130 - Starts of This Year's Crop Pests...Evaluating Damaged Brome Fields
Agriculture Today
Scouting for Crop Insect Pests Damaged or Dead Brome Hayfield Options Picking Crops that Need Less Water 00:01:05 – Scouting for Crop Insect Pests: K-State Extension entomologist Anthony Zukoff starts the show as he explains what crop pests he is already keeping an eye out for and if it is common for them to be out at this time of year. 00:12:05 – Damaged or Dead Brome Hayfield Options: Tina Sullivan, K-State Extension agronomist, continues the show as she recognizes the concerns surrounding dead or damaged brome fields from fall armyworms. 00:23:05...
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2129 - Livestock Market Trade and Storage...Price Discovery Numbers
Agriculture Today
Livestock Trade and Meat Storage Price Discovery Closes Prescribed Fire for Wildlife Benefits 00:01:05 – Livestock Trade and Meat Storage: A cattle market update from Tyler Cozzens, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, begins today's show. He reviews the recent trade and cold storage reports. 00:12:05 – Price Discovery Closes: Keeping today's show moving is Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discussing finished price discovery for crop insurance. 00:23:05 – Prescribed Fire for Wildlife Benefits: K-State wildlife...
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2128 - Grain Market Supply and Demand...Cattle Care After Fires
Agriculture Today
Kansas Crop Prices and Exports Cattle Maintenance After Prairie Fires Temperature and Precipitation Swings 00:01:05 – Kansas Crop Prices and Exports: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, begins the show as he discusses more information learned from the Ag Outlook Forum and how prices and exports were this week 00:12:05 – Cattle Maintenance After Prairie Fires: Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, keeps the show rolling as he talks about cattle maintenance needs after prairie fires. 00:23:05 – Temperature and Precipitation...
info_outline- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ethical Wildlife Harvest
- 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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