2267 - The Process of Taking Forage Samples...Estimating Cotton Yield from Boll Counts
Release Date: 09/15/2026
2269 - Getting Winter Canola in the Field...Native versus Non-Native Phragmites in Kansas
Agriculture Today
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2268 - FSA Learning More About Producers...Leaf Scorch on Trees
Agriculture Today
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2267 - The Process of Taking Forage Samples...Estimating Cotton Yield from Boll Counts
Agriculture Today
Taking Forage Samples Cotton Lint Yield Estimates Increasing Milk Protein for Milk Payments 00:01:05 – Taking Forage Samples: Beginning the show is K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, Justin Waggoner, as he explains the correct way to take forage samples in a field and prepare them for testing. 00:12:05 – Cotton Lint Yield Estimates: Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, continues today's show as he discusses the current cotton crop conditions and how growers can calculate yield estimates. 00:23:05 – Increasing Milk Protein for...
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2266 - Feeder Cattle Prices...Checking Grain Sorghum and Soybeans
Agriculture Today
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2265 - Major Points in the Grain Market...Artificial Intelligence on the Farm
Agriculture Today
New Numbers Coming into the Grain Market Artificial Intelligence in Farm Machinery Did the Moisture Benefit the Drought? 00:01:05 – New Numbers Coming into the Grain Market: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, kicks off the show with a grain market outlook where he reviews the futures and cash prices while taking a look at USDA report expectations and the impact it could have on prices. 00:12:05 – Artificial Intelligence in Farm Machinery: Keeping the show rolling is Jason Brantley, a panelist from the recent Flinchbaugh Forum, as he discusses the use of...
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2264 - Increased Death Loss in Feedyards...Checking for Sudden Death Syndrome
Agriculture Today
Marketing More Animals in Feedlots Testing for Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans Current Kansas Insect Pests 00:01:05 – Marketing More Animals in Feedlots: Starting today's show is Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, as he recaps the recent Focus on Feedlots data and what changes have been seen for marketings, death loss and feed costs. 00:12:05 – Testing for Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans: K-State's Eric Adee and Chandler Day continue the show as they explain what soybean growers might want to test their fields for Sudden Death Syndrome...
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2263 - More Developments to WOTUS...How Medicine Goes from Concept to Livestock
Agriculture Today
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2262 - Fish Kill Causes and Prevention...Conference for Agricultural Lenders
Agriculture Today
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2261 - Grain Market Trade and International Markets...Temperatures Staying Hot
Agriculture Today
Geopolitics in the Grain Market Continued Weather Pattern and Forecast Crop Insurance Catch-Up Webinars 00:01:05 – Geopolitics in the Grain Market: Beginning today's show is Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, as he provides a grain market update discussing what has been happening internationally and the impact it is having on the commodities. 00:12:05 – Continued Weather Pattern and Forecast: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, continues the show with a weather update saying when he thinks the hot and dry weather pattern will break and what...
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2260 - Pests in Grain Sorghum and Heat Influences...Where Lean Beef Trimmings Come From
Agriculture Today
Impact Heat has on Crop Pests Lean Beef Trimmings Domestic and Imported Picking Quality Grass Seed 00:01:05 – Impact Heat has on Crop Pests: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, starts today's show as he explains the impact heat has on pests and what pests he is keeping an eye on in grain sorghum fields. 00:12:05 – Lean Beef Trimmings Domestic and Imported: K-State agricultural economist, Brian Coffey, keeps the show rolling as he chats about U.S. lean beef trimmings and how the combination of domestic and imported trimmings meets consumer demands. ...
info_outline- Taking Forage Samples
- Cotton Lint Yield Estimates
- Increasing Milk Protein for Milk Payments
00:01:05 – Taking Forage Samples: Beginning the show is K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, Justin Waggoner, as he explains the correct way to take forage samples in a field and prepare them for testing.
00:12:05 – Cotton Lint Yield Estimates: Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, continues today's show as he discusses the current cotton crop conditions and how growers can calculate yield estimates.
Estimating Cotton Lint Yield from Boll Counts
00:23:05 – Increasing Milk Protein for Milk Payments: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk wraps up the show saying how the focus in dairy has been increasing butter fat percentage, but the next step to improving milk payments may be linked to increasing milk protein.
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