• The second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

• Ear “drooping” in corn fields

• Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”

• Using cameras to track wildlife…

00:01:30 – Coronavirus Food Assistance Program:  On the latest installment of FSA Coffee Talk, the state director of the Farm Service Agency, David Schemm, outlines the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which the USDA announced last Friday...he talks about the three types of relief payments that will be made to producers under the program, based on commodity, with applications now being taken at local FSA offices.

00:12:54 – Ear Drooping in Corn Fields:  K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti discusses a problem that's turning up in some corn fields around Kansas just ahead of harvest:  a weakening of the ear shanks that leads to ear "drooping"...he explains what causes that condition, and advises producers to harvest such stands as early as possible.

00:24:17 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."

00:32:24 – Tracking Wildlife With Cameras:  K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee reviews a new study of tracking wildlife with camera "traps", and if those are made more effective with the use of lures.

 

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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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