Agriculture Today
1,406 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAgriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout the state. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. Kansas State University has produced daily, ag-related broadcasts since KSAC radio first went on the air in 1924.
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1058—Turning the Cow Herd Out On Cover Crops…Re-evaluating Milk Marketing Options
November 02, 2021 14:58 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBCow Herd Cover Crop Grazing Dairy Raw Milk Marketing 00:01:09--Cow Herd Cover Crop Grazing (part 1)-- K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney discusses several considerations when grazing the cow herd on winter annual cover crop stands: in the first segment, she talks about her research on cattle preference for the different cover crop forages, and the nutritional value of each 00:12:08--Cow Herd Cover Crop Grazing (Part 2)-- K-State’s Jaymelynn Farney continu...
1057 – Livestock Market Update … Farm and Ranch Transition
November 01, 2021 15:02 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBLivestock Market Update Farm and Ranch Transition Beef Quality Assurance Training 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor talks about what was behind the record U.S. beef export demand in August, and goes over the updated outlook on Kansas cattle feedlot returns from now through mid-summer of 2022, which are looking much more favorable 00:12:00 – Farm and Ranch Transition: K-State farm economist Robin Reid talks about a new service that t...
1056 – Grain Market Update … Impact of Economic Inflation on Agriculture
October 29, 2021 13:55 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBGrain Market Update Impact of Economic Inflation on Agriculture Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about the wheat market's push toward still higher ground, despite lackluster export business of late...and he remarks on whether corn prices have hit their post-harvest low 00:12:00 – Impact of Economic Inflation on Agriculture: K-State agricultural economist Allen Featherstone discusses the current conce...
1055—Re-seeding Thin Wheat Stands…The Promise of Robotic Crop Pest Control
October 28, 2021 16:03 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBWheat Replanting Decisions Autonomous Field Spraying Late-season Landscape Bugs 00:01:08--Wheat Replanting Decisions--K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato talks about considerations when making wheat replanting decisions...he goes over the general circumstances where re-seeding or overseeding a stand might be in order, and he offers an information aid that producers can use to assess the current stand beforehand, based on plants per foot of row 00:12:06...
1054 – Insect Activity in Winter Wheat, Alfalfa … Agricultural Law: Easement Agreements
October 27, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBInsect Activity in Winter Wheat, Alfalfa Agricultural Law: Agreement Easements Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Insect Activity in Winter Wheat, Alfalfa: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth discusses current insect activity in the newly-emerged winter wheat crop, which he says does not include those armyworms which have caused so much havoc this past summer and early fall...and he advises alfalfa growers about pea aphid and potato leafhopper control at the final cutting of th...
1053—Dealing with Leukosis Virus in Cattle Herds…The Seven Principles of Ag Cooperatives
October 26, 2021 16:04 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBCattle Leukosis Management The Anatomy of Cooperatives Dairy Feed Storage 00:01:09--Cattle Leukosis Management--In his monthly segment on bovine health management, K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek discusses management of bovine leukosis virus...a blood-borne condition that causes tumors and other internal afflictions in cattle, leading to condemnation upon processing...he talks about how prevalent it is in cow herds and what management steps can be taken in response to it ...
1052 – Livestock Market Update … Cost-Effective Phosphorus Options
October 25, 2021 14:59 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBLivestock Market Update Cost-Effective Phosphorus Options National FFA Convention Preview 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University is featured on this week's cattle market segment: he breaks down the USDA's latest cattle-on-feed report...and he shares a new analysis he co-authored on trends in dairy beef prices, and how those might serve as an indicator of future beef cattle prices 00:12:00 – Cost-Effective Phosphorus Optio...
1051 – Grain Market Update … Update on Agriculture in Barber County
October 22, 2021 15:06 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBGrain Market Update Update on Agriculture in Barber County Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about some of the discussion about crop production risk management that took place at K-State's Crop Insurance Workshop in Salina yesterday, and what kinds of coverage decisions farmers are contemplating heading into the 2022 production season...and he also looks at the impact of the ongoing concern over production ...
1050--Local Agriculture Year-in-Review…Landscape Tree Planting Guidance
October 21, 2021 14:58 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBExtension Agricultural Agent Perspectives Post-Planting Tree Care 00:01:09--Extension Ag Agent Perspectives (part 1)--Conversations with more county and district Extension agricultural agents who are in Manhattan this week for the 2021 K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference...discussing with them what kind of a year it has been for their local farmers and ranchers, what challenges lay ahead for those producers in 2022, and what Extension outreach programs they're putti...
1049 – Economic Impact of Ag Research at K-State … Crop Production in West Plains District
October 20, 2021 14:38 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBEconomic Impact of Ag Research at K-State Crop Production in West Plains Extension District Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Economic Impact of Ag Research at K-State: The dean of the College of Agriculture at K-State, Ernie Minton, and the senior director of Teconomy Partners, Simon Tripp, discuss the economic impact of agriculture research at K-State on the Kansas and regional agricultural sectors...based on an extensive analysis of the returns to public dollars invested in the ...
1048—Benefits of Employing Wheat Foliar Fungicides…C-R-P Acceptance Announced
October 19, 2021 15:28 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBWheat Fungicide Study USDA Program Briefing Baleage as Dairy Forage 00:01:09—Wheat Fungicide Study-- K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato goes over the findings of a two-tiered study of foliar fungicide applications to winter wheat in the spring, for protection against rust diseases and other pathogens...he combined results from a direct farmer survey on their fungicide use with multiple years of K-State field trials to come up with several important conclusions on t...
1047 – Livestock Market Update … Joint Study for Weed Control
October 18, 2021 14:52 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBLivestock Market Update Joint Study for Weed Control Previewing K-State Swine Day 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University offers his latest insight on the cattle markets: he discusses whether the fed cattle market is finally poised for improvement, as has been anticipated for some time, and he looks at the prospects for wheat pasture this fall and winter, and how the numbers on wheat grazing profitability are shaping up ...
1046—SPECIAL PODCAST: Grain Market Outlook Forum
October 18, 2021 13:25 - 57 minutes - 27.2 MBU.S. Economy and Grain Market Impacts International Grain Trade Issues Domestic Grain Supply and Demand Factors A recording of a special Grain Market Outlook Forum that was held as part of the Commodity Tailgate event at Kansas State University on Saturday, October 16th, at the International Grains Program Center on the campus. It featured: K-State agricultural economist Allen Featherstone on the macroeconomic forces at work currently and their impact on the grain markets The se...
1045 – Grain Market Update … Pre-Harvest Soybean Dry-Down
October 15, 2021 14:54 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBGrain Market Update Pre-Harvest Soybean Dry-Down Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien compares current grain bids at local Kansas elevators to forward contracts on 2022 production at those same locations as an indication of market direction, and he talks about the potential market impact of the new soybean crush plant to be built in southeast Kansas 00:12:00 – Pre-Harvest Soybean Dry-Down: K-State crop product...
1044—Fall Herbicide Treatment Strategy…International Grain Trade Issues
October 14, 2021 15:21 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBFall Feedgrain Weed Control Grain Shipping Complications Landscape Tree Planting 00:01:10—Fall Feedgrain Weed Control--K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster discusses fall-applied herbicides for winter annual weed control in fields which will be planted to corn or grain sorghum next spring...she talks about how the fall treatment sets the stage for effective control, and which herbicide choices best fit this strategy 00:12:06—Grain Shipping Complicat...
1043 – Invasive Tree Control in Pastures … Kansas Income Tax Institutes
October 13, 2021 15:11 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBInvasive Tree Control in Pastures Kansas Income Tax Institutes Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Invasive Tree Control in Pastures: K-State pasture management specialist Walt Fick talks about control of invasive trees in pastures here in the fall, by either of two methods: the basal bark treatment or cut-stump application...he goes over the recommended herbicide products for each approach, as well as the application technique for assuring good control 00:12:00 – Kansas Incom...
1042—Addressing Livestock Emissions Via Technology…Outfitting Dairy Calves for Winter
October 12, 2021 15:25 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBLivestock Emissions Research Emissions Mitigation Approaches Dairy Calf Protection 00:01:09—Livestock Emissions Research-- A conversation with the presenter of the Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture last evening at K-State: University of Califormia-Davis Extension livestock air quality specialist Frank Mitloehner talks about his two decades of research on emissions from livestock production facilities, and how to mitigate them…he says that mitigation technologies and st...
1041 – Livestock Market Update … KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget Tool
October 11, 2021 14:55 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBLivestock Market Update KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget Tool K-State Fall Forestry Field Day 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, talks about the factors that are keeping the market from trending higher, as many have anticipated. She also discusses the decision of retaining vs. selling fall-weaned calves, and what the market is signaling 00:12:00 – KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget Tool: K-State agricultur...
1040 – Grain Market Update … USDA Program Updates
October 08, 2021 14:56 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBGrain Market Update USDA Program Updates Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien reports on the latest local grain bids around Kansas, and the incentive to sell vs. store new crop grain...and he talks about the dramatic surge in fertilizer prices amid concerns about supply availability, and how that may influence planting decisions next spring...during his weekly segment on the grain price trends 00:12:00 – USDA ...
1039—Advice on Wheat Planting after Fall Harvest…Explaining Dying Landscape Cedars
October 07, 2021 15:32 - 27 minutes - 13.4 MBWheat after Row Crops Following Sorghum with Wheat Mysterious Cedar Loss 00:01:06--Wheat after Row Crops--K-State cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom takes a close look at no-till-planting wheat into row-crop stubble immediately after fall harvest: multiple years of K-State research have resulted in several recommendations for establishing that new wheat stand, including adjustments to seeding rates, seed placement depth, and starter fertilizer applications 00:1...
1038 – County ARC Payment Rates Determined … ARC-PLC Payments To Be Delivered Soon
October 06, 2021 15:02 - 21 minutes - 10.3 MBCounty ARC Payment Rates Determined ARC-PLC Payments To Be Delivered Soon Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – County ARC Payment Rates Determined: K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid discusses the USDA Agricultural Risk Coverage program payments soon to be disbursed to crop producers for 2020 crop production...she reports that the county ARC payment rates have now been determined, and are posted by way of an interactive map that can be found at www.agmanager.info 00:09:00...
1037—Improving Livestock Poisoning Response…Adding to Dairy Income
October 05, 2021 15:08 - 21 minutes - 10.3 MBLivestock Toxicology Project Veterinary Toxicology Training Dairy Methane Digesters 00:01:12--Livestock Toxicology Project--Veterinary toxicologist Steve Ensley and production medicine veterinarian Bob Larson of K-State outline a new initiative out of the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, funded by a new USDA grant, which will greatly enhance the response to livestock toxicity cases, such as blue-green algae or prussic acid poisoning...they'll be developing an information "h...
1036 – Livestock Market Update … Receiving Rations for Shipped-In Calves
October 04, 2021 14:58 - 21 minutes - 10.3 MBLivestock Market Update Receiving Rations for Shipped-In Calves K-State AS&I Family and Friends Reunion 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor comments on the current cattle market trends...as part of that, he offers some thoughts on the numbers often cited on beef producer market share, which he says can be misleading if not carefully considered 00:09:00 – Receiving Rations for Shipped-In Calves: A guest speaker at K-State's 2021 Beef S...
1035 – Grain Market Update … The Potential for Herbicide Carryover
October 01, 2021 13:52 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBGrain Market Update The Potential for Herbicide Carryover Agricultural News Headlines Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien recaps yesterday’s USDA grain stocks and small grains summary reports and their coming influence on price trends. He also discusses what crop production and market issues are on the minds of agricultural lenders, as expressed earlier this week at K-State’s Agricultural Lenders Conferences ...
1034—Battling Pre-harvest Soybean Insects…Grain Sorghum Yield Calculation
September 30, 2021 14:58 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBLate-season Soybean Insects Estimating Grain Sorghum Yields Agricultural News Headlines Attracting Backyard Birds 00:01:09—Late-season Soybean Insects-- K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth returns to advise soybean growers on late-season insect activity in Kansas soybean fields...primary among them, a stem borer which could lead to lodging problems at harvest time...he also talks about the merits of controlling soybean podworms and armyworms ahead of soybean cutting ...
1033 – Testing Forages for High Toxin Levels … Agricultural Law: Protecting Assets
September 29, 2021 16:02 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBTesting Forages for High Toxin Levels Agricultural Law: Protecting Assets Agricultural News Headlines Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Testing Forages for High Toxin Levels: K-State beef cattle specialist Sandy Johnson advises cattle producers on testing sorghum and sudan hay and grazing forages for high nitrate and prussic acid levels...she has been studying the occurrence of these toxins, and talks about managing to avoid cattle losses, including the appropriate forage samplin...
1032—How Precision Technology Affects Quality of Life…Feedgrain Stalk Rots
September 28, 2021 15:19 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBTechnology and Farm Life Crop Lodging Problems Agricultural News Headlines Prairie Dog Impact 00:01:09--Technology and Farm Life-- K-State precision agricultural economist Terry Griffin and co-researcher LaVona Traywick of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education talk about their latest study of precision farming technology adoption...this time, they centered on how the use of technology relates to farmer quality of life, as well as the human capital on the farm or ranch...they...
1031 – Livestock Market Update … Watching for Anaplasmosis Disease
September 27, 2021 16:46 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBLivestock Market Update Watching for Anaplasmosis Disease Agricultural News Headlines 4-H Seeks Adult Volunteers 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University discusses the latest developments in the cattle markets: he reviews the USDA's monthly cattle-on-feed report and quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, both released last Friday, and the implications for the cattle trade...he also talks about managing volatility in the cattle markets...
1030 – Grain Market Update … In-Furrow Phosphorus for Wheat
September 24, 2021 14:01 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBGrain Market Update In-Furrow Phosphorus for Wheat Agricultural News Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien has the latest on grain price basis trends at local Kansas delivery points as fall harvest is underway, and he talks about one reason that China may remain a prime customer for U.S. feedgrains and soybeans 00:12:00 – In-Furrow Phosphorus for Wheat: K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz talks...
029—Wheat Planting Adjustments to Dry Soils…Seeking Dairy Producer Input
September 23, 2021 16:14 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBDusting in Wheat Plantings Kansas Dairy Producer Survey Agricultural News Headlines Planting Spring-flowering Bulbs 00:01:07--Dusting In Wheat Plantings--K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato discusses adjustments that wheat producers might consider when planting into dry soils, giving due thought to the emergence characteristics of individual wheat varieties, and the planting depth that will get that seed to moisture 00:12:10--Dairy Producer Survey--K-State d...
1028 – Armyworm Infestations in Kansas … Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
September 22, 2021 15:55 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBArmyworm Infestations in Kansas Farm Storage Facility Loan Program Agricultural News Headlines Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Armyworm Infestations in Kansas: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth discusses the huge armyworm infestations that have been turning up around Kansas in recent weeks, and the potential threat they pose to cool-season grass and alfalfa stands, and potentially to newly-planted wheat stands...he offers his advice on whether an insecticide treatment ag...
1027—Cattle Price Discovery Study…Coyote Behavior and Damage Control
September 21, 2021 16:38 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBCattle Marketing and Price Discovery Agricultural News Headlines Coyote Social Behavior 00:01:07--Cattle Marketing and Price Discovery (part 1)--K-State agricultural economists Ted Schroeder, Brian Coffey and Glynn Tonsor discuss their just-released analysis of price discovery in the cattle markets, which was commissioned by the USDA: this in-depth study looked at the impacts of formula marketing agreements as they have evolved over the past two decades, as compared to the cash ne...
1026 – Livestock Market Update … Improving Cow Body Condition Scores
September 20, 2021 15:55 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBLivestock Market Update Improving Cow Body Condition Scores Agricultural News Headlines 48 Hours of Giving Back 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University comments on the latest developments in the cattle markets: he remarks on how the economic prospects for grazing stocker calves on wheat pasture or other planted forage are shaping up...and he offers his thoughts on how much additional cow herd liquidation will likely occu...
1025 – Grain Market Update … Capping 40 Years as a Climatologist
September 17, 2021 15:16 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBGrain Market Update Capping 40 Years as a Climatologist Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien discusses the price trends in the wake of last week's USDA grain supply-and-demand report, noting the effect of grain movement disruptions caused by hurricane Ida as well...and he talks about why he still believes that row-crop producers will have favorable post-harvest selling opportunities, during his weekly segment on the...
1024—Farmer Conservation Practice Survey…Cover Crop Herbicide Tolerance
September 16, 2021 16:08 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBConservation Adoption Trends Herbicides and Cover Crops Agricultural News Headlines Armyworms and More 00:01:08--Conservation Adoption Trends--K-State agricultural economist Jason Bergtold and student researcher Calder McCollum talk about the results of their in-person survey of Kansas farmers about their views on conservation practices, and what leads them to adopt, or not adopt, conservation measures in their crop production...they focused on four areas: continuous no-till, cr...
1023 – The Quality of a Carbon Credit … What Constitutes a Farm Partnership
September 15, 2021 15:57 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBThe Quality of a Carbon Credit What Constitutes a Farm Partnership Agricultural News Headlines Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – The Quality of a Carbon Credit: K-State agricultural economist Nathan Hendricks and graduate researcher Micah Cameron Harp discuss their new analysis carbon credit markets, and the economic opportunities at hand for agricultural producers...they look specifically at what determines the "quality" of a carbon credit, and how a value is attached to that cr...
1022 – Cow-Calf Producer Trends in Kansas … Preparing Cattle Feeding Pens for
September 14, 2021 14:46 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MB:01:00 – Cow-Calf Producer Trends in Kansas: K-State livestock economist Dustin Pendell and Oklahoma State University agricultural economist Hannah Shear discuss their extensive survey of cow-calf producers in Kansas, seeking out trends in cow-calf management and economic performance...they centered on several aspects of herd management, including calving time, calf preconditioning, breeding programs and herd feeding 00:12:00 – Preparing Cattle Feeding Pens for Winter: K-State watershe...
1021 – Livestock Market Update … Late-Season Pasture Burning
September 13, 2021 14:32 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBLivestock Market Update Late-Season Pasture Burning Fall Forestry Field Day Preview Facilitating Community Conversations 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, comments on last week's price trends, discusses the latest demand numbers for beef and competing meats, and shares the latest LMIC report on hay price trends 00:12:00 – Late-Season Pasture Burning: K-State range cattle management scientist K...
1020 – Grain Market Update … Master Farmer/Homemaker
September 10, 2021 15:54 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBGrain Market Update Master Farmer/Homemaker Agricultural News Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien offers his last-minute thoughts ahead of the USDA's release of its monthly grain supply-and-demand report later this morning, and why he thinks grain producers have ample opportunities to price their fall crops ahead 00:12:00 – Master Farmer/Homemaker: The final profile in this week's series on the couples who ...
1019--Master Farmer/Homemaker Honorees…Making Compost with Worms
September 09, 2021 16:08 - 39 minutes - 18.6 MBJay and Stacy Rezac Kevin and Vera Schultz Agricultural News Headlines Garden Composting Indoors 00:01:07--Jay and Stacy Rezac--A profile of another couple who will be formally inducted as Kansas Master Farmers/Master Farm Homemakers in ceremonies next Tuesday at the Kansas State Fair...a recognition program co-sponsored by K-State Research and Extension: Jay and Stacy Rezac of Pottawatomie County 00:12:07--Kevin and Vera Schultz—A conversation with another of the six cou...
1018 – Master Farmer/Homemaker Honorees … Farm Service Agency Coffee Talk
September 08, 2021 14:33 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBMaster Farmer/Homemaker Honorees Farm Service Agency Coffee Talk Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Master Farmer/Homemaker Honorees: Profiles of two more couples who will be formally inducted as Kansas Master Farmers/Master Farm Homemakers in ceremonies next Tuesday at the Kansas State Fair...a recognition program co-sponsored by K-State Research and Extension: today, the stories of Howard and Lori Elliott of Brown County and John and Sharon Hendricks of Cheyenne County 00:2...
1017—Good Beef Demand Signals…Master Farmer/Homemaker Honorees
September 07, 2021 16:50 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBCattle Market Analysis Keith and Marsha Doane Agricultural News Headlines Wind Turbine Operation 00:01:06--Cattle Market Analysis--K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor offers his latest observations on the cattle markets: he shares the latest data from the national Meat Demand Monitor, which bodes well for the beef industry, and he talks about the implications of China's halting of beef imports from Brazil in the wake of BSE confirmations there 00:12:09--Keith and Mars...
1016 – Ida’s Impact on the Grain Markets … Estimating Expected Soybean Yields
September 03, 2021 16:01 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBIda’s Impact on the Grain Markets Estimating Expected Soybean Yields Agricultural News Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – Ida’s Impact on the Grain Markets: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien offers his latest take on the grain market trends: he comments on how long he thinks the havoc brought on by Hurricane Ida may resonate in the markets, and he looks ahead to the USDA's next world grain supply-and-demand report coming out next week 00:12:00 – Estimating Ex...
1015—Farm Machinery Investment…Economic Status of Agricultural Cooperatives
September 02, 2021 16:04 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBFarm Machinery Depreciation Cooperative Economic Health Agricultural News Headlines Fall Lawn Seeding 00:01:11--Farm Machinery Depreciation--K-State agricultural economist Allen Featherstone discusses farm machinery investments, and how accelerated depreciation methods affects producers' approaches to those investments...that was the subject of a new study that he covered at the recent K-State Risk and Profit Conference, and it generally showed that Kansas producers have made go...
1014 – Nutrient Management for Winter Wheat … Agricultural Law Update
September 01, 2021 15:29 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBNutrient Management for Winter Wheat Agricultural Law Update Mile McKee Remembered Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Nutrient Management for Winter Wheat: K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz talks about planning the nutrient management for this next winter wheat crop as planting time approaches...what nutrients should be sampled for, and the best strategies for addressing nutrient deficiencies 00:12:00 – Agricultural Law Update: Agricultural law professor Rog...
1013—Trends in Stocker Cattle Management…Landowners/Young Farmer Lease Relations
August 31, 2021 17:38 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBNational Stocker Cattle Survey Renting to Young Farmers Agricultural News Headlines Hunting Feral Swine 00:01:09--National Stocker Cattle Survey--K-State beef cattle specialist Dale Blasi goes over some of the key findings from a recent national survey of stocker cattle operators, which sought information on production and management practices...he says this broad-based information is valuable to the cattle industry in general, and it can be used for stocker producers to bench...
1012 – Livestock Market Update … Vaccination Recommendations
August 30, 2021 16:29 - 38 minutes - 18.5 MBLivestock Market Update Vaccination Recommendations Agricultural News Encouraging Others to Join 4-H 00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University provides this week's insight on the cattle markets: he discusses the boxed beef market and whether it has topped out, as well as the market indicators from the USDA's latest cold storage report...and he offers thoughts on what the numbers say about retaining ownership of weaned calves this...
1011 – International Events and the Grain Markets … Final Irrigation Considerations
August 27, 2021 15:58 - 38 minutes - 18.5 MBInternational Events and the Grain Markets Final Irrigation Considerations Agricultural News Kansas Agricultural Weather 00:01:00 – International Events and the Grain Markets: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien ponders the international events of this past week, and remarks on how they may influence the market aggressiveness of grain buyers around the world...and he reports on the latest grain price basis trends in Kansas 00:12:00 – Final Irrigation Considerations:...
1010—Preparing for Fall Wheat Planting…Selecting the Right Wheat Variety
August 26, 2021 16:10 - 38 minutes - 54.2 MBWheat Producer Questions Wheat Variety Selection Agricultural News Headlines Home Berry Gardening 00:01:06--Wheat Producer Questions--K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato is featured on today’s program…in this first segment, he talks about some of the common questions he's received from farmers so far at Extension pre-plant wheat schools around the state, as they make their plans for the upcoming planting season 00:12:06--Wheat Variety Selection--Lollato disc...
1009 – Improving Soil with Cover Crops … Corn and Soybean Crop Diseases
August 25, 2021 16:30 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBCover Crops and Water Quality Corn and Soybean Crop Diseases Agricultural News Stop, Look and Listen 00:01:00 – Improving Soil with Cover Crops: K-State soil scientist Chuck Rice and graduate researcher Carlos Pires talk about the principles of improving crop soil health that they've been researching on working farms in Kansas...which will be the central theme of a K-State soil health field day coming up next week in central Kansas...the use of cover crops is prominent in their ...