Cattle Market Update…Beef Cattle Institute Podcast

• The weekly cattle market update

• The latest “Cattle Chat” podcast

• Agricultural news

• 4-H community service projects…

00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update:  Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University is featured on this week's cattle market segment:  he discusses the positive moves in both the fed cattle and boxed beef trades last week...and he takes a closer look at the serious drought conditions shaping up in the western U.S., which are now building up as well in the central plains, and the possible implications for the markets as well as individual producers' management decisions.

00:12:55 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast:  K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster discusses weed management in pastures, in advance of the grazing season, as part of the latest Cattle Chat podcast from the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State.

00:24:16 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:35 – 4-H Community Service Projects:  K-State 4-H specialist Beth Hinshaw talks about now being a good time for 4-H clubs to start planning and working on their community service projects.

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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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