999 – Shielding the Industry from African Swine Fever … Stop, Look and Listen

Shielding the Industry from African Swine Fever Agricultural News Stop, Look and Listen

00:01:00 – Shielding the Industry from African Swine Fever: K-State livestock feed scientist Cassie Jones provides an update on the African Swine Fever situation in the Dominican Republic, which has galvanized the attention of the U.S. pork industry...she reminds about the magnitude of this threat to hog production, and reports on what actions are in motion now to keep this disease from entering this country...she also discusses the management role of individual hog producers in practicing extra biosecurity as part of the overall effort to shield the industry from ASF

00:23:00 – Agricultural News: Eric Atkinson has the day’s agricultural news headlines

00:31:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van der Hoeven provides his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas

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