Cattle Market Update…Pre-Breeding Cow Vaccinations
Agriculture Today
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• The weekly cattle market update
• Pre-breeding vaccination programs for the cow herd
• Agricultural news
• 4-H summer camp news…
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 discusses the improvement in the boxed beef market, and how far that might go...she also looks at the latest USDA hogs and pigs report, and what it suggests about pork production and the ensuing impact on beef demand...and she offers her thoughts on cow herd expansion as spring breeding season approaches.
00:12:52 – Pre-Breeding Cow Vaccinations: K-State beef veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff discusses pre-breeding vaccination programs for the cow herd, and for bulls, ahead of spring breeding...he goes over the main disease targets of those vaccinations, and why the timing is so critical to effectiveness.
00:24:18 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:33 – 4-H Summer Camp News: K-State 4-H specialist Amy Sollock announces that 4-H camp will be held this summer at Rock Springs 4-H Center, saying that interested youth are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.
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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.
K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.