Pandemic Assistance for Producers… Beef Cattle Institute Podcast

• An update on the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers program

• The latest “Cattle Chat” podcast

• Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”

• A new possibility for biological control of prairie dogs on rangeland…

00:01:30 – Pandemic Assistance for Producers:  Todd Barrows, program specialist with the Kansas Farm Service Agency has an update on the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers program announced last week.

00:12:53 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast:  A recent BCI Cattle Chat podcast answered several questions regarding bull soundness, strategic genetic decisions and bull management. K-State veterinarians Bob Larson and Brad White, along with K-State research assistant professor Phillip Lancaster and podcast guest, cattle rancher Debbie Lyons-Blythe, provided the answers.

00:24:11 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."

00:32:18 – Prairie Dog Control:  Former K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee looks at another possibility for biological control of prairie dogs on rangeland.

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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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