Early Corn Planting…Agricultural Law Update

• The impact of soil temperature at planting time, on corn plant development

• An agricultural law update

• The latest agricultural news

• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”

00:01:30 – Early Corn Planting:  As temperatures across the state continue to climb this spring, soil temperatures are also going up. K-State Research and Extension cropping systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti says that soil temperatures are getting close to what many corn growers think is a magical number for early planting. He talks about how the soil temperature at planting can impact plant development.

00:12:57 – Agricultural Law Update:  Agricultural law professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law, covers three topics in his regular series of agricultural law updates... including a case in which neighbors were in dispute over alleged livestock nuisance.

00:24:23 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:37 – "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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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.