Cattle market update and USDA’s cold-storage report; livestock producers and veterinarian availability
Agriculture Today
English - April 26, 2021 16:30 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsDaily News News Science Natural Sciences hogs milo rancher ranching agriculture cattle corn cows farm farming Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Cattle Market Update Livestock Producers and Vet Availability Ag news 4-H Project-report Update
00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, provides this week's insight on the cattle markets: she recaps the USDA's latest cattle-on-feed report and what it says about feedlots remaining current in marketing. She also takes a look at the supportive indicators in the USDA's new cold storage report.
00:12:49 – Livestock Producers and Vet Availability: The director of the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State, veterinarian Brad White, talks about a new initiative to gather feedback from livestock producers about the availability of veterinary services in their locations. The colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture at K-State are participants in this Rural Veterinary Workforce Development Task Force
00:24:12 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:29 – 4-H Project-report Update: On this week's 4-H segment, K-State 4-H specialist Amy Sollock discusses new project report forms that are now being used to track what participants are doing in their various project areas
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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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