1929 - Weak Grain Futures and Cash...Taking Care of Volunteer Corn and Burndown
Release Date: 05/09/2025
1930 - Cattle Market Summary...Calf Crop Considerations
Agriculture Today
Discussion of the Cattle Market Uniform Calf Crop Early Season Corn Pests 00:01:05 – Discussion of the Cattle Market: Starting the show is a cattle market update from Tyler Cozzens, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center. He covers fed and feeder cattle, boxed beef and trade. 00:12:05 – Uniform Calf Crop: K-State beef production specialist, Emma Briggs, continues today’s show with why a uniform calf crop is beneficial for the calves and cows. She also touches on how producers can tighten the calving season. 00:23:05 – Early Season Corn...
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1929 - Weak Grain Futures and Cash...Taking Care of Volunteer Corn and Burndown
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Low Grain Prices, Good Exports Volunteer Corn and Burndown Issues Rain, But No Severe Weather 00:01:05 – Low Grain Prices, Good Exports: K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, gets the show started with a grain market outlook. He discusses current prices, pre-report estimates and trade. 00:12:05 – Volunteer Corn and Burndown Issues: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, keeps today’s show rolling as she explains the concerns of volunteer corn in soybeans and corn. She also talks about why the grower’s burndown might not be working. 00:23:05...
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1928 - Crop Pests Update...Livestock Theft
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Alfalfa Weevil Update and Wheat Curl Mite Reminder Protecting Livestock from Thieves Keeping Trees Healthy 00:01:05 – Alfalfa Weevil Update and Wheat Curl Mite Reminder: K-State crop entomologist, Jeff Whitworth, starts the show as he discusses the pests that he is currently getting questions about, the alfalfa weevil and wheat curl mite. 00:12:05 – Protecting Livestock from Thieves: Scarlett Madinger, vice president of communications at the Kansas Livestock Association, continues today’s show with how to prevent livestock theft and report it. She shares tips for...
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1927 - Encroached on Federal Land...Angus Australia Scholarship Recipient at K-State
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Land Dispute with the U.S. Forest Service Australian Student Visiting K-State Calving Scorecard 00:01:05 – Land Dispute with the U.S. Forest Service: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins the show as he discusses a case that helps bring to light boundary line concerns between U.S. Forest Service land and private property. 00:12:05 – Australian Student Visiting K-State: Continuing the show is Charlotte Nugent from New South Wales, Australia as she recaps her time in Kansas and at K-State as part of a program with Angus Australia. 00:23:05...
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1926 - Fusarium Head Blight...Cattle on Pasture During Breeding
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2025 Wheat Disease Update Considerations for Breeding Cattle That Are Out on Pasture Getting Forage Secured 00:01:05 – 2025 Wheat Disease Update: Kelsey Andersen Onofre, K-State wheat pathologist, kicks off today’s show with a wheat disease update. She talks about fusarium head blight, leaf spotting and stripe rust. 00:12:05 – Considerations for Breeding Cattle That Are Out on Pasture: Continuing today’s show is Sandy Johnson, K-State beef reproduction specialist, to discuss producers making sure there is enough pasture for cattle to have adequate food. ...
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1925 - Cattle Market and Economy Update...Cotton Planting Preparation
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Fed Cattle Market Readying for Cotton Planting Plants in Ponds 00:01:05 – Fed Cattle Market: Starting today’s show is a cattle market update from University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, Elliott Dennis. His conversation covers an in-depth look into the fed cattle market as well as a discussion on feeder cattle, trade and the economy. 00:12:05 – Readying for Cotton Planting: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, and Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, keep the show rolling as they talk about getting cotton fields ready for planting and things to...
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1924 - Hard Red Winter Wheat Exports...Staying Safe During a Tornado
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Opportunities from Low Grain Prices Severe Weather Safety and Weather Forecast, Part 1 Severe Weather Safety and Weather Forecast, Part 2 00:01:05 – Opportunities from Low Grain Prices: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, starts the show with his grain market outlook. He discusses current prices and how they are impacting exports. 00:12:05 – Severe Weather Safety and Weather Forecast, Part 1: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond continues today’s show by providing a recap of the recent Kansas weather while also reminding listeners about safety concerns during...
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1923 - Equipment and Passenger Vehicles Incidents...Vet Med Alumni Fellow
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Agricultural Equipment Incidents on Roadways 2025 Veterinary Medicine Alumni Fellow: Dr. Ron Marler Evaluating Trees After a Storm 00:01:05 – Agricultural Equipment Incidents on Roadways: Kicking off today’s show is Ed Brokesh, K-State assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, as he shares details about roadway incidents between agricultural equipment and passenger vehicles. 00:12:05 – 2025 Veterinary Medicine Alumni Fellow: Dr. Ron Marler: The 2025 Alumni Fellow for K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Ron Marler,...
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1922 - FSA Specifics and Grain Trade...Concentrated Animal Regulations
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FSA Program Details and Comments from IGP Course Attendees Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Turning Cattle Out on Grass 00:01:05 – FSA Program Details and Comments from IGP Course Attendees: Allison Womack, Kansas Farm Service Agency agricultural program specialist, starts the show with reminders about program deadlines and specifics. We are also joined by Brooks Nagel and Chloe Smith, who were at K-State's IGP Institute, to hear their perspective on the grain market. 00:12:05 – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: K-State Extension livestock specialist Joel...
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1921 - Bobwhite Quail Population Impacts...Protecting Trees and Property
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Fins, Fur and Feathers: Bobwhite Quail Preparing Trees for Severe Weather Requirements Before Showing Livestock 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Bobwhite Quail: Part of an episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers from K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken kicks off today’s show. Drew and Joe discuss bobwhite quail and how predators can impact their population. 00:12:05 – Preparing Trees for Severe Weather: Kansas Forest Service forest health coordinator, Shad Hufnagel, continues the show by explaining why people should check their trees before spring weather in Kansas....
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- Volunteer Corn and Burndown Issues
- Rain, But No Severe Weather
00:01:05 – Low Grain Prices, Good Exports: K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, gets the show started with a grain market outlook. He discusses current prices, pre-report estimates and trade.
00:12:05 – Volunteer Corn and Burndown Issues: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, keeps today’s show rolling as she explains the concerns of volunteer corn in soybeans and corn. She also talks about why the grower’s burndown might not be working.
Plan Now for Volunteer Corn Control
Temperature Influences the Performance of Burndown Herbicide Applications
00:23:05 – Rain, But No Severe Weather: A weather update from K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond, ends the show with his weather recap and forecast. Chip says if we can expect severe weather in the coming week.
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