Cattle market trends; western drought Unusual dietary condition in calves Ag news Rodenticides that affect other species

00:01:29 – Cattle Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University offers his thoughts on the cattle market trends. And he discusses the ongoing drought in large parts of the western and northern U.S., which he thinks could end up being a pivotal point in the cattle cycle affecting the industry as a whole.

00:12:53 – Unusual Dietary Condition in Calves: K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek talks about an unusual condition in young nursing beef calves that's turning up in Kansas cow-calf operations currently: It's a dietary condition that is causing calf illness and even some calf losses...he talks about what producers can do in response.

00:23:58 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:42 – Rodenticides and Other Species: On this week's wildlife management segment, former K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee goes over a new study of rodenticides reaching off-target wildlife species through consumption of treated rodents.

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