1871 - Being Responsible with Wildlife Harvest...Planting Soybeans Sooner
Release Date: 02/18/2025
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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2117 - Changes to ARC and PLC...What Growers Should Evaluate
Agriculture Today
ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers, Part 1 ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers, Part 2 Planting Based on Soil Temperature 00:01:05 – ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers, Part 1: Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, and Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, are on the first two segments as they discuss Agricultural Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage and crop insurance. They explain the background for these programs and how they have recently shifted. 00:12:05 – ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers, Part 2: As they continue...
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2116 - Pesticide Problems and Decisions...Wildfire Awareness
Agriculture Today
Pesticide Laws and Litigation 2025 Kansas Wildfire Awareness Week Leaky Gut in Cattle 00:01:05 – Pesticide Laws and Litigation: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts off the show as he explains pesticide shield laws and what decision we will get in 2026. 00:12:05 – 2025 Kansas Wildfire Awareness Week: Continuing the show is Kansas Forest Service's fire prevention specialist, Shawna Hartman, as she discusses Kansas Wildfire Awareness Week and how people can help reduce wildfire risks. 00:23:05 – Leaky Gut in Cattle: Part of a Beef...
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2115 - Social Media Videos of Wildlife...Kansas Wheat Fields
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Videos of Wildlife on Social Media Wheat Field Conditions in Kansas K-State Dairy Days 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Videos of Wildlife on Social Media: Beginning today's show is Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with a part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where they discuss wildlife social media and finding factual information. 00:12:05 – Wheat Field Conditions in Kansas: Lucas Haag and Jeanne Falk Jones from K-State continue the show as they chat about the condition of wheat fields in Kansas and how it could impact its...
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2114 - Cattle Policies and Processing...Cost-Savings Weed Management
Agriculture Today
What is Happening in the Cattle Industry? Site Specific Weed Management K-State Junior Beef Producer Day 00:01:05 – What is Happening in the Cattle Industry?: A cattle market and industry update from University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, Elliott Dennis, begins today's show. He discusses the markets, policies, labor, dairy and technology. 00:12:05 – Site Specific Weed Management: Keeping the show rolling is Jeremie Kouame and Anita Dille as they explain site specific weed management and what it can mean for weed control and cost savings. 00:23:05...
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2113 - Grain Market Prices and Export...Warming Up and Drying Out
Agriculture Today
Exports and Conversation with China Muddy Conditions and Fire Weather Wheat Scoop: Market Relationship 00:01:05 – Exports and Conversation with China: K-State grain economist Daniel O'Brien begins the show as he recaps this week's grain market and says what he expects to see in the WASDE report next week. 00:12:05 – Muddy Conditions and Fire Weather: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, continues the show as he discusses muddy conditions, drought degradation, fire weather concerns and more potential cold in the future. 00:23:05 – Wheat Scoop:...
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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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