Alternative Forages and Cattle Performance … Beef Cattle Institute Podcast

• The latest research on cattle performance when grazing alternative forages planted as cover crops

• The latest Beef Cattle Institute podcast

• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update

• Late-summer insect pests…

00:01:30 – Alternative Forages and Cattle Performance:  K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney shares information from her latest research on cattle performance when grazing alternative forages planted as cover crops...she talks about the crop combinations that are rating high in stocker cattle gains, and how cow-calf producers can also utilize these forages beneficially...she spoke on all this at the Kansas Livestock Association/Kansas State University Ranch Management Field Day in southeast Kansas earlier this week.

00:12: 55 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast:  From the latest Cattle Chat podcast out of the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State, a look at two topics:  the elements of a good record-keeping system for the cow-calf herd, and feeding considerations for calves which a producer might retain for direct beef marketing...commenting are K-State veterinarians Bob Larson and Brad White, livestock economist Dustin Pendell and cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster.

00:24:19 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, including this week’s Kansas soybean update.

00:32:22 – Late-Summer Insect Pests:  K-State horticultural entomologist Raymond Cloyd offers advice on contending with various late-summer lawn and garden insects, including lace bugs on ornamentals and squash bugs persisting on vegetable vine crops.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

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