2089 - New Year's Cattle Market...Extension for Producers
Release Date: 01/05/2026
2092 - Factors of Life Expectancy...Social Determinants
Agriculture Today
How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 1 How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 2 Creating Thriving Soil 00:01:05 – How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 1: Today's show begins with Zaira Ruiz, Kansas 4-H regional specialist and faculty at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Garden City, as she explains how social determinants impact health. She lists the various social factors. 00:12:05 – How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 2: Zaira continues the show discussing examples of social determinants in Kansas and...
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2091 - Kansas FSA Leadership...KARL Class Applications
Agriculture Today
Farm Service Agency Committee and Acre Rates Applications for the Next KARL Class When to Check Cows for Pregnancy 00:01:05 – Farm Service Agency Committee and Acre Rates: Starting the show is David Schemm, state executive director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, as he explains the state committee and highlights commodity per acre rates. 00:12:05 – Applications for the Next KARL Class: Jill Zimmerman, president of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program, continues today's show discussing the KARL program and how people can become a part of the...
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2090 - U.S. Soybeans in Africa...Barriers to Grain Entering Africa
Agriculture Today
Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 1 Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 2 Dairy Needs Biosecurity Plans 00:01:05 – Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 1: Today's show starts with two segments from Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, and Peter Goldsmith, director and principal investigator of the Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois, as they discuss how Africa could be the next big market for U.S. growers. 00:12:05 – Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 2:...
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2089 - New Year's Cattle Market...Extension for Producers
Agriculture Today
Cattle Market 2025 Recap and 2026 Expectations Extension Communication Traits of Domesticated Raccoons 00:01:05 – Cattle Market 2025 Recap and 2026 Expectations: A recap of 2025 and expectation for 2026 for the cattle market with Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, begins today's show. 00:12:05 – Extension Communication: Keeping the show rolling is Sandra Wick from K-State's Post Rock District as she explains how communications between producers, Extension agents and specialists happens to help with questions. 00:23:05 – Traits...
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2088 - Grain Records and Declines...Trade and Transportation
Agriculture Today
U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 1 U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 2 Weather Application Recommendations 00:01:05 – U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 1: Today's show kicks off with Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute at K-State, and Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, as they discuss their 2026 grain outlook. In the first segment they chat about export expectations, the U.S. dollar and transportation. 00:12:05 – U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 2: Guy and Daniel continue their second segment looking into other...
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2087 - FSA State Executive Directors and Programs...Cattle Rations Use Failed Wheat Crop
Agriculture Today
Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Used Failed Wheat Crop for Cattle Understanding More About Bull Fertility 00:01:05 – Farmer Bridge Assistance Program: David Schemm, state executive director for the Kansas Farm Service Agency, kicks off the show as he highlights what he learned in Washington D.C. and the new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. 00:12:05 – Used Failed Wheat Crop for Cattle: Continuing the show is grad student in K-State’s Animal Sciences and Industry, Adam King, discussing how producers can use a failed wheat crop for cattle rations. 00:23:05...
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2086 - Whitetail Deer Impacts...Fall Infections of Rust in Wheat
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pros and Cons of Whitetail Deer Rust Infections in Wheat Matching Finances and Production Data 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pros and Cons of Whitetail Deer: The show begins with part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken talk about balancing the positive and negatives of whitetail deer. 00:12:05 – Rust Infections in Wheat: Kelsey Andersen Onofre, K-State wheat pathologist, and Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, keep the show moving as they discuss rust in wheat and other challenges they...
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2085 - Cattle Market Reports...Weather Recap in 2025
Agriculture Today
Update on Cattle and Beef Reports What Weather Took Place in 2025 Kansas 4-H Citizenship in Action 00:01:05 – Update on Cattle and Beef Reports: An update on the recent Cattle on Feed report and Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report from Tyler Cozzens and Brandon Dodd from the Livestock Marketing Information Center begins the show. 00:12:05 – What Weather Took Place in 2025: Matt Sittel, assistant state climatologist at K-State, keeps the show rolling with a recap of the weather that took place in 2025. 00:23:05 – Kansas 4-H Citizenship...
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2084 - Futures and Cash in the Grain Market...Cleaning Yield Monitor Data
Agriculture Today
Holiday Grain Market Why it is Important to Clean Yield Monitor Data Warm Temperatures in December 00:01:05 – Holiday Grain Market: The show starts with K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, as he highlights futures and cash prices for corn, soybeans and wheat. He also notes what usually takes place for the grain market around the holidays. 00:12:05 – Why it is Important to Clean Yield Monitor Data: K-State agriculture precision specialist, Deepak Joshi, and K-State Extension agronomist, Tina Sullivan, keep the show moving as they discuss the importance of cleaning...
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2083 - Research Recap for 2025...K-State Agriculture Ready for 2026
Agriculture Today
Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 1 Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 2 Winter Compost Piles 00:01:05 – Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 1: Jane Schuh, associate dean of research and graduate programs for K-State's College of Agriculture and director for the Kansas agriculture experiment stations, begins today's show with a recap on research and Extension in 2025. 00:12:05 – Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 2: She continues the show with sharing what she is excited for with the new facilities at K-State. Jane also...
info_outline- Cattle Market 2025 Recap and 2026 Expectations
- Extension Communication
- Traits of Domesticated Raccoons
00:01:05 – Cattle Market 2025 Recap and 2026 Expectations: A recap of 2025 and expectation for 2026 for the cattle market with Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, begins today's show.
00:12:05 – Extension Communication: Keeping the show rolling is Sandra Wick from K-State's Post Rock District as she explains how communications between producers, Extension agents and specialists happens to help with questions.
00:23:05 – Traits of Domesticated Raccoons: Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, ends the show as he discusses how raccoons are showing more traits that signal domestication.
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