1048—Benefits of Employing Wheat Foliar Fungicides…C-R-P Acceptance Announced

Wheat Fungicide Study USDA Program Briefing Baleage as Dairy Forage

00:01:09—Wheat Fungicide Study-- K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato goes over the findings of a two-tiered study of foliar fungicide applications to winter wheat in the spring, for protection against rust diseases and other pathogens...he combined results from a direct farmer survey on their fungicide use with multiple years of K-State field trials to come up with several important conclusions on the value of employing fungicide treatments in varying situations

00:18:03—USDA Program Briefing-- Agricultural program specialist Tonya Ackerman of the Farm Service Agency provides an update on three USDA programs of interest to Kansas producers:  the availability of marketing assistance loans on stored grain, the results of the latest Conservation Reserve Program sign-up in Kansas, and the opportunities under the Dairy Margin Coverage program

00:23:07—Baleage as Dairy Forage-- On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk takes a look at putting up fall forage as high-moisture "baleage"

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