Winter Wheat Crop Update…Discouraging Nuisance Birds
Agriculture Today
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• An overview of the state of the Kansas winter wheat crop
• Two new K-State informational resources for wheat growers
• Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”
• A new study of repellant products for dealing with nuisance bird activity…
00:01:30 – Winter Wheat Crop Update: K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato is featured during the first half-hour of the program...he offers his overview of the state of the Kansas winter wheat crop, coming out of the record cold weather in February and now with beneficial moisture across the state.
00:12:55 – Winter Wheat Crop Update (Part 2): Continued discussion with K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato; here, he discusses two K-State informational resources available to wheat growers right now: the regular reports for grazing management purposes on wheat varieties reaching the first hollow stem stage of development, and a new wheat growth stage page on K-State's Mesonet web site.
00:24:07 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."
00:32:11 – Discouraging Nuisance Birds: On this week's wildlife management segment, former K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee takes a look at a new study of repellant products for dealing with nuisance bird activity.
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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.