1871 - Being Responsible with Wildlife Harvest...Planting Soybeans Sooner
Release Date: 02/18/2025
2127 - Livestock Risk Protection for Feeder Cattle...Kansas Cattle Risk Management
Agriculture Today
Livestock Risk Protection Use in Kansas, Part 1 Livestock Risk Protection Use in Kansas, Part 2 Caring for Houseplants 00:01:05 – Livestock Risk Protection Use in Kansas, Part 1: Starting the show is Brian Coffey, K-State agricultural economist, and Yifei Zhang, senior research economist with the Agricultural Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University, as they discuss research into Kansas producers using Livestock Risk Protection for feeder cattle. 00:12:05 – Livestock Risk Protection Use in Kansas, Part 2: Brian and Yifei keep the show and their conversation...
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2126 - Prairie Fires Tax Hurdles...Broadcast Seeding Legumes
Agriculture Today
Legal Issues for Producers After the Prairie Fires Frost Seeding Legumes Bull Buying Considerations 00:01:05 – Legal Issues for Producers After the Prairie Fires: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show discussing legal and tax issues that agriculture producers could be looking into due to the recent prairie fires. 00:12:05 – Frost Seeding Legumes: K-State Extension agronomist, Tina Sullivan, keeps the show rolling as she highlights frost seeding legumes and why this option could be beneficial and factors to remember. 00:23:05...
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2125 - Livestock Pond Health...Bull and Female Selection and Sale
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pond Health and Safety Bull Selection and K-State Legacy Sale Calving Heat-Stressed Cows 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pond Health and Safety: The show starts with Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where they converse about pond health, quality and structure for livestock. 00:12:05 – Bull Selection and K-State Legacy Sale: Jason Warner and Christian Magana continue the show explaining components of bull selection and what makes K-State's Legacy Bull and Female Sale unique and educational. ...
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2124 - Cattle Market Report and Factors...Mineral Supplementation
Agriculture Today
Cattle Market Movement Contributors Importance of Phosphorus in Mineral Faces in Agriculture: Anita Clubine 00:01:05 – Cattle Market Movement Contributors: Beginning the show is Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, with his cattle market outlook where he discusses the Cattle on Feed report and what factors have been contributing to market movement. 00:12:05 – Importance of Phosphorus in Mineral: K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, Justin Waggoner, continues today's show as he reminds cattle producers about the importance of mineral...
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2123 - Grain Market Adjustments and Futures Prices...Customer Service in Agriculture
Agriculture Today
USDA Grain Market Outlook and Futures Remembering Customer Service Elements Little Bit of Rain, Fire and Snow 00:01:05 – USDA Grain Market Outlook and Futures: K-State grain economist Daniel O'Brien starts the show highlighting information from the USDA Ag Outlook Forum and how future prices are looking. 00:12:05 – Remembering Customer Service Elements: Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, keeps the show rolling as he discusses the importance of good customer service in the agriculture industry. 00:23:05 – Little Bit of...
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2122 - 2025 Losses for Crop Insurance...Animal Welfare and Heavier Cattle
Agriculture Today
Causes of Crop Loss in 2025 Animal Welfare Considerations for Bigger Cattle New Entomology Publications 00:01:05 – Causes of Crop Loss in 2025: Beginning today's show is Jenny Ifft, Lucas Haag and Tina Sullivan from K-State as they chat about crop insurance ratios and the causes of the losses. 00:12:05 – Animal Welfare Considerations for Bigger Cattle: K-State Extension beef veterinarian, A.J. Tarpoff, continues the show discussing research from a panel discussion at NCBA about what bigger cattle means for animal welfare. 00:23:05 – New Entomology...
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2121 - Producer Access and Programs with FSA...Nutritional Impact on Milk Yield
Agriculture Today
Beginning Farmer Loans and Online FSA Access Research on Dairy Cow Milk Production Emergency Plans for Livestock 00:01:05 – Beginning Farmer Loans and Online FSA Access: David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, begins today's show as he highlights programs for beginning farmers and online access for FSA producers. 00:12:05 – Research on Dairy Cow Milk Production: Continuing the show is Victor Gomez-Leon, K-State dairy Extension specialist, as he discusses research on how changing the ratio of fatty acids in dairy cows' diets impact their...
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2120 - Over-the-Top Dicamba Rules...Cattlemen's Day Looks Into the Future
Agriculture Today
Over-the-Top Dicamba Application Approval K-State Cattlemen's Day Dairy Calf Starter Rotation Research 00:01:05 – Over-the-Top Dicamba Application Approval: Starting off today's show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster as she reviews rules for the newly approved over-the-top dicamba applications. 00:12:05 – K-State Cattlemen's Day: A discussion about the upcoming Cattlemen's Day at K-State with Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, keeps the show rolling as he acknowledges the forward focus of this year's event. 00:23:05 –...
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2119 - Meat Demand Market...Winter Kochia Control
Agriculture Today
Cattle Market and Meat Demand Pre-emergence Kochia Control Ammonia, Nitrates and Nitrites in Livestock Ponds 00:01:05 – Cattle Market and Meat Demand: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off today's show as he highlights the cattle market, feedlot returns and meat demand and their impact on the cattle industry. 00:12:05 – Pre-emergence Kochia Control: K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster continues the show as she reminds growers about the importance of pre-emergence kochia control and what their options are. 00:23:05...
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2118 - Grain Market Report...Macroeconomic Topic Impacts
Agriculture Today
Grain Reactions to the WASDE Report, Part 1 Grain Reactions to the WASDE Report, Part 2 Moisture and Drying Back Out 00:01:05 – Grain Reactions to the WASDE Report, Part 1: Beginning today's show is Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, as they provide a grain market report and their reactions to the recent WASDE report. In the first segment, they discuss corn and grain sorghum. 00:12:05 – Grain Reactions to the WASDE Report, Part 2: Daniel and Guy keep the show rolling as they chat about transport, currency,...
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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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