Cow Herd Profitability … The Business of Christmas Trees
Agriculture Today
English - December 02, 2020 18:01 - 40 minutes - 19.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsDaily News News Science Natural Sciences corn hogs rancher agriculture cattle cows farm farming kansasstateuniversity milo Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
• New numbers on cow herd profitability
• A timely look at the Kansas Christmas tree industry
• Agricultural news
• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”
00:01:30 – Cow Herd Profitability: The staff of the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State go over some new numbers from the Kansas Farm Management Association on cow herd profitability, and relate those to tangible cost management measures such as grazing the herd on crop stover...discussing this are K-State veterinarians Brad White and Bob Larson, cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber and livestock economist Dustin Pendell.
00:12:57 – The Business of Christmas Trees: The communications coordinator of the Kansas Forest Service at K-State, Cassie Wandersee, talks with Phil Wegman and Amy Grelinger, two commercial Christmas tree farmers who are officials with the Kansas Christmas Tree Growers Association...they discuss what it takes to succeed in the Christmas tree business, and how those operations are adjusting to accommodate customers under current circumstances.
00:24:24 – Ag News: A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:35 – "Stop, Look and Listen": K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.
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