Agriculture Today
1,418 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 23 hours 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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Grain Market Update…Field Sprayer Research Results
July 02, 2020 18:13 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MBNOTE: In observance of Independence Day, Kansas State University will be closed tomorrow, July 3rd. Therefore, there will be no Agriculture Today broadcast tomorrow. We'll resume our normal broadcast schedule on Monday, July 6th. • Grain market update • New research on field sprayer boom height variability • A wheat harvest report • Mid-summer management of garden tomatoes… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien comments on the USDA's crop acrea...
Herbicide Trial Results…Cow-Calf Webinar
July 01, 2020 19:17 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• Results of an herbicide field trial • A preview of next week’s free webinar for cow-calf producers • Today’s wheat harvest report • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Herbicide Trial Results: K-State weed scientist Vipan Kumar goes over the results of his herbicide field trial, which tested out a number of products for their effectiveness in controlling Palmer amaranth in post-harvest wheat stubble...he also tells of a new survey of Kansas crop producers and ...
Efficient Crop Irrigation…USDA Loan Update
June 30, 2020 18:13 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• Achieving better efficiency in crop irrigation • An update on USDA loan management • A wheat harvest update, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Turtles in farm ponds… 00:01:30 – Efficient Crop Irrigation: K-State crop production specialist Lucas Haag offers some considerations on striving for top efficiency in crop irrigation this summer: he suggests that producers look again at the frequency of their watering, touting the idea of irrigating more volume less frequently. 00:12:47 – US...
Cattle Market Update… Beef Genetic Advances
June 29, 2020 17:52 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly cattle market update • A look at recent beef genetic advances • Today's wheat harvest report • Kansas 4-H and “Visual Thinking Strategies”… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University provides this week's analysis of the cattle markets: he shares his latest outlook on beef production in the 3rd quarter of the year, and whether demand will be able to keep up with that volume. 00:12:51 – Beef Genetic Advances: K-State ...
Grain Market Update… Weed Control Issues
June 26, 2020 18:19 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly grain market update • Timely weed control issues • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien reports on favorable signs for U.S. wheat exports, which are contributing to uncommon harvest-time strength in local wheat price basis around Kansas, among his comments this week on the grain market trends. 00:12:57 – Weed Control Issues: K-State weed management spe...
Managing Heat Stress in Cattle…Beef Cattle Institute Podcast
June 25, 2020 18:34 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Managing heat stress in cattle • The latest Cattle Chat podcast • Today’s wheat harvest report • Home landscape pests… 00:01:30 – Managing Heat Stress in Cattle: K-State beef veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff talks about managing heat stress in cattle during hot summer days: when that stress tends to peak during the day, making adjustments to the feed ration and feeding schedule to lessen the stress, and modifying the pen environment to reduce heat build-up. 00:12:53 – Beef Cattle Insti...
Exploring Wheat’s Wild Side…Agricultural Law Update
June 24, 2020 19:23 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• Improving wheat varieties using the genetics of wild wheat relatives • An agricultural law update • Today’s wheat harvest report • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Exploring Wheat’s Wild Side: K-State wheat geneticist Jesse Poland talks about new ambitions for improving wheat varieties using the genetics of wild wheat relatives, on the strength of a major new grant from the USDA to the Wheat Genetics Resource Center at the university. 00:12:47 – Agricultu...
Slowing Pig Growth…Nutrient Management for Grain Sorghum
June 23, 2020 18:24 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• A feed ration may slow the growth of finishing pigs • Nutrient management for grain sorghum • A wheat harvest update, and the latest “Milk Lines” • A promising method to reduce deer-vehicle collisions … 00:01:30 – Slowing Pig Growth: K-State swine specialists Mike Tokach and Joel DeRouchey talk about a new K-State feeding trial aimed at slowing the growth of finishing pigs to prevent backlogs of market-ready hogs, such as occurred with the packing plant shutdowns this spring becau...
Cattle Market Update… Kansas Agriculture in the Classroom
June 22, 2020 18:59 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly cattle market update • The new director of the Kansas Agriculture in the Classroom program shares her plans • Agricultural news, and a wheat harvest report • An update on the COVID-19 4-H Resilience Fund… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, provides her insight on the cattle markets: she talks about how much closer the cattle finishing sector is to being current, coming out of the pandemic disru...
Grain Market Update…Wind Damage to Corn
June 19, 2020 18:06 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly grain market update • Assessing high wind damage to corn • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien comments on bustling U.S. grain sorghum exports, and on the current grain price basis levels at local delivery points in Kansas, during his weekly segment on the grain market trends. 00:12:57 – Wind Damage to Corn: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio ...
Herbicide Control of Sericea Lespedeza… Spotlight on Teff
June 18, 2020 18:10 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Herbicide control of sericea lespedeza in pastures • A look at teff, a summer annual forage option that is capturing the attention of researchers • Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update • Home lawn issues… 00:01:30 – Herbicide Control of Sericea Lespedeza: K-State pasture management specialist Walt Fick discusses herbicide control of sericea lespedeza in pastures, saying that now is the time to treat this noxious weed, which continues to spread in Kansas...he goes over ...
Comparing Your Numbers…Wheat Kernel Diseases
June 17, 2020 19:06 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Producers can now compare the economic condition of their operation with their Kansas peers • Wheat kernel diseases that could turn up at harvest time • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Comparing Your Numbers: K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid tells producers about a highly-useful tool for comparing the economic state of their farms to those of their peers in the state, found at the agmanager.info web site out of K-Stat...
Coarse Grain Markets…Tilapia on Pond Clean-Up
June 16, 2020 17:44 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• America’s presence in the world coarse grain markets • The latest Farm Service Agency podcast • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Tilapia can clean up farm ponds… 00:01:30 – Coarse Grain Markets: The senior economist at the IGP Institute at K-State, Guy Allen, shares his broad view of the world coarse grain markets, and how well the U.S. is positioned to compete successfully in those markets...he was invited to present his market perspectives to the U.S. Grains Coun...
Cattle Market Update…COVID-19 and Food Consumption
June 15, 2020 18:30 - 40 minutes - 19.2 MB• The weekly cattle market update • Changes in food consumption patterns resulting from the pandemic • K-State researchers take on infectious diseases • Kansas 4-H introduces a new science and technology program 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor is featured on this week's cattle market segment: he talks about how the return to more normal packing plant operations has affected the latest price movement in the cattle markets, and he shares his l...
Grain Market Update…Kansas Mesonet Update
June 12, 2020 18:13 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly grain market update • The Kansas Mesonet offers useful tools for both livestock and crop producers • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien looks at the markets' reaction to the USDA's monthly grain supply-and-demand report released yesterday, and he talks about the favorable state of U.S. soybean exports, as part of his weekly discussion of the grain marke...
SPECIAL: COVID-19 and Agriculture—The Long View
June 11, 2020 18:12 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• An extended conversation about the potential lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S agricultural economy • Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update • A visit to the home garden for potatoes, onions and sweet corn… 00:01:30 – COVID-19 and Agriculture—The Long View: An extended conversation with longtime agricultural economist David Kohl of Virginia Tech University about the potential lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S agricultural economy...he ta...
Crop Insect Pest Update…Kansas Forest Service Podcast
June 10, 2020 19:52 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• An update on insect pests appearing in Kansas crop fields • The latest Kansas Forest Service podcast • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Crop Insect Pest Update: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth reports on wireworm and rootworm activity in corn stands around Kansas, and if control measures are necessary...he also advises alfalfa growers on dealing with potato leaf hopper damage to their stands, which could be accomplishe...
Dicamba Alternatives…Agricultural Law Update
June 09, 2020 17:44 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• Herbicide alternatives to dicamba products • The legal side of the recent dicamba ruling • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • A look at wildlife and coronaviruses… 00:01:30 – Dicamba Alternatives: K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster talks about herbicide alternatives to the three dicamba products whose registrations were recently vacated by a court ruling, for application to dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton: she goes over the label restrictions tha...
Cattle Market Update…Fighting Trichomoniasis
June 08, 2020 17:57 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly cattle market update • Options and protocols for keeping trichomoniasis from entering a cattle herd • Agricultural news • Kansas 4-H Campference is coming up… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University sizes up the cattle market trends: he comments on the latest slaughter weight numbers as an indicator of the backlog of market-ready cattle, and talks about the increasing pace of beef slaughter as the industry recovers from t...
Grain Market Update…Nutrient Management for Corn
June 05, 2020 17:46 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly grain market update • In-season nutrient management for corn • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien highlights promising signs for an improved corn market, favorable indicators for harvest-time wheat prices, and soybean sales to China during his weekly segment on the grain market trends. 00:12:55 – Nutrient Management for Corn: K-State crop nutrient sp...
Pinkeye in Cattle Herds…Beef Cattle Institute Podcast
June 04, 2020 17:36 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Combating pinkeye in cattle herds • The latest Cattle Chat podcast • Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update • Landscape tree insect pests to watch for… 00:01:30 – Pinkeye in Cattle Herds: K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek shares the latest thinking on combating pinkeye in cattle herds, centering on face fly control and vaccine use...he advises producers to watch closely for the outward signs of pinkeye development, as early response is critical to controlling it. 00...
Double-Cropping After Wheat…Late-Emerging Weeds in Wheat
June 03, 2020 17:37 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• Double-cropping soybeans or grain sorghum after wheat • Herbicide options for controlling late-emerging weeds in wheat stands • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Double-Cropping After Wheat: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti discusses double-cropping soybeans or grain sorghum after wheat this year...covering variety and hybrid selection for days to maturity, adjustments to row spacing and seeding rates and wha...
New Wheat Varieties … Farm Service Agency Podcast
June 02, 2020 18:08 - 39 minutes - 19 MB• New wheat varieties are on the way • The latest Farm Service Agency podcast • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Compensating landowners for wildlife depredation… 00:01:30 – New Wheat Varieties: K-State wheat breeders Allan Fritz and Guarong Zhang talk about the attributes of three new wheat varieties that are expected to be released by the K-State wheat program later this year...two suited for central Kansas and one for western Kansas...they discussed these at K-Sta...
Cattle Market Update…Beef Export and Import Trends
June 01, 2020 17:28 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly cattle market update • U.S. beef export and import trends since 2003 • News from the virtual 92nd Kansas FFA State Convention • Kansas Virtual 4-H Camp begins this week… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University provides this week's cattle market analysis: he shares an update on the recovery in beef slaughter capacity, and offers his outlook on feedgrain and hay prices for the remainder of 2020, which leans in favor o...
Grain Market Update…Estimating 2020 Net Farm Income
May 29, 2020 20:34 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly grain market update • Estimating net farm income in Kansas for 2020 • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about signs of improvement in the ethanol sector, and about ongoing favorable basis bids at local grain delivery points around Kansas, as featured topics during his weekly segment on the grain market trends. 00:12:50 – Estimating 2020 Net Far...
Beef Cattle Institute Podcast…Supplemental Feeding Options
May 28, 2020 17:10 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The latest Cattle Chat podcast • Supplemental feeding options for the grazing cow herd • Principles of wheat variety selection • Landscape tree afflictions to watch for… 00:01:30 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast: K-State range cattle management scientist K C Olson joins the K-State Beef Cattle Institute staff on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, as they take up two cow-calf management topics: the pros and cons of adopting a late spring-early summer calving season...and determining th...
Summer Annual Forage Selection…Agricultural Law Update
May 27, 2020 18:01 - 39 minutes - 19 MB• Selecting a summer annual forage for planting • An agricultural law update • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Summer Annual Forage Selection: K-State cropping systems agronomist John Holman talks about selecting a summer annual forage for planting over the next several weeks: he goes over several general guidelines on choosing a forage for the intended feedstuff need, with a particular emphasis on expected performance in dry we...
Cattle Market Update…New Research Endeavors
May 26, 2020 17:39 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly cattle market update • Researching insect-borne disease issues in Kansas cattle production • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Making fish eyes work in your favor… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, provides this week's cattle market analysis—she provides an update on resumption of beef packing plant operations, covers last Friday's USDA cattle-on-feed report, and talks about the...
Grain Market Update… Herbicides, Down Under
May 22, 2020 17:22 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly grain market update • The 5 herbicide groups that are commonly used to control weeds before they emerge • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien offers his latest observations on the grain market trends: he talks about the market significance of the numbers that came out of this week's virtual wheat tour of Kansas and surrounding states, and he remarks on t...
IN-DEPTH SPECIAL: 2019 Kansas Net Farm Income
May 21, 2020 18:29 - 40 minutes - 19.2 MB• An in-depth look at the 2019 Kansas Net Farm Income summary • A review of several prevalent home landscape insect pests… 00:01:30 – 2019 Kansas Net Farm Income: A discussion of the results from the just-released 2019 Kansas Net Farm Income summary from the Kansas Farm Management Association, featuring: the average net income statewide, as well as the region-by-region averages; the percentage of those income numbers attributable to government payments; and comments on the general econ...
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program…Stripe Rust Disease
May 20, 2020 19:24 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• For producers, details of the USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program • Keep an eye out for stripe rust disease • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid goes over the just-announced details of the USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which is providing financial aid to agricultural producers who have been hurt economically by the pandemic...she t...
Freeze Damage to Alfalfa…Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
May 19, 2020 18:24 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Assessing alfalfa for freeze damage, and tips to promote recovery • The latest on the USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Making large-mouth bass at home in farm ponds… 00:01:30 – Freeze Damage to Alfalfa: K-State crop production specialist Romulo Lollato talks about alfalfa stands which may now be exhibiting symptoms of freeze damage from the cold temperatures of mid-April...he looks at the varying degrees of damage, the p...
Cattle Market Update…Lameness in Pasture Cattle
May 18, 2020 18:19 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly cattle market update • Accurately diagnosing and treating lameness in pasture cattle • Agricultural news headlines • Taking the 4-H Community Conversations program into the ether… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor comments on the trends in the cattle markets: he talks about the gradual rise in cattle slaughter volumes as more packing plants return to operation, and about continued encouraging news in the beef demand arena. 00:12...
Grain Market Update… Kansas Wheat Crop Update
May 15, 2020 18:10 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly grain market update • The current condition of the Kansas wheat crop • Previews of 2 wheat events, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien offers his updated projection on the wheat price trend, following the USDA's monthly grain supply-and-demand report released this week, and he looks at a couple of scenarios that would push that price well above the $5 mark...those topics c...
Valuing Freeze-Damaged Wheat … Cold-Temperature Injury to Corn
May 14, 2020 17:14 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MBDetermining an economic value of freeze-damaged wheat; implications of cold temperature injury to newly-planted corn; agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update; cedar rust disease in the home landscape… 00:01:30 – Valuing Freeze-Damaged Wheat: K-State agricultural economist Monte Vandeveer talks about determining an economic value of freeze-damaged wheat that's to be salvaged as forage...he goes over the formula for comparing wheat silage or wheat hay to alfalfa or other convention...
Controlling Woody Brush…Agricultural Law Update
May 13, 2020 17:24 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• Herbicide recommendations for controlling woody brush species in grassland areas • An agricultural law update • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Controlling Woody Brush: K-State pasture management specialist Walt Fick goes over the latest herbicide recommendations for controlling the primary woody brush species found in Kansas grassland areas: buckbrush, roughleaf dogwood and smooth sumac...he stresses why the timing of the app...
Making Better Cover Crop Choices…Preventing Wildfire Damage
May 12, 2020 17:29 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Developing a tool for producers to optimize their cover crop choices • Preventing wildfire damage to homes and structures • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Improving the in-water cover for fish in farm ponds… 00:01:30 – Making Better Cover Crop Choices: K-State cropping systems economist Terry Griffin talks about his current project, developing a tool for producers to use in optimizing their cover crop selection, making decisions on a least-cost basis...he goes ov...
Cattle Market Update…K-State Beef Webinar May 14th
May 11, 2020 17:52 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly cattle market update • Managing current field crop insects • A special K-State webinar on beef industry concerns will take place this Thursday, May 14th FREE REGISTRATION! • Kansas 4-H Discovery Days will be a virtual experience in 2020… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University provides this week's analysis of the cattle markets: he discusses last week's significant improvement in cattle prices, and comments on the progres...
Grain Market Update… Canola Crop Update
May 08, 2020 18:40 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly grain market update • The current condition of the Kansas canola crop • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: The weekly grain market segment with K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien: he looks ahead to the USDA's next grain supply-and-demand and crop production reports, both coming out next Tuesday...what the market watchers think those reports will have to say, and how the markets might res...
Filling the Feed Gaps…Cattle Herd Management and Salmonella
May 07, 2020 17:11 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Adjusting background cattle feeding rations, when feed sources dwindle • Cattle herd management and salmonella • Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update • Cleaning up storm-damaged trees in the home landscape… 00:01:30 – Filling the Feed Gaps: K-State beef cattle specialist Dale Blasi talks about making adjustments in background cattle feeding rations, as the availability of distillers' grains has become limited because of the slowdown in ethanol production...he talks abo...
Meat Processing, Supply and COVID-19…"Stop, Look and Listen"
May 06, 2020 19:33 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• A close look at the state of the beef packing industry, which is under extreme duress from the closures caused by the coronavirus outbreak • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Meat Processing, Supply and COVID-19: K-State livestock economists Ted Schroeder and Glynn Tonsor take a close look at the state of the beef packing industry, which is under extreme duress from the closures caused by the coronavirus outbreak: specifically, th...
Crop Replacement Herbicide Considerations…A “Plus” For Producers
May 05, 2020 17:40 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• Herbicide considerations when replacing failed winter wheat with an alternate crop • Details on the USDA's Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Plus • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • Some “inside info” for fishing enthusiasts… 00:01:30 – Crop Replacement Herbicide Considerations: K-State weed science specialist Sarah Lancaster talks about the herbicide considerations when replacing failed winter wheat with an alternate crop this spring...she emphasizes the w...
Cattle Market Update… Grazing Management “Rules of Thumb”
May 04, 2020 18:55 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly cattle market update • The merit of certain grazing management "rules of thumb" • Agricultural news headlines • Supporting and nurturing areas of interest in 4-H members… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University is featured on this week's cattle market segment: he talks about the new analysis he spearheaded on the economic impacts of the coronavirus situation on the beef cattle industry...and he responds to calls for...
Corn “Price Protection Net”…Wheat Disease Update
May 01, 2020 18:15 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• Analysis of the new “price protection net” for new-crop corn • Current diseases active in the Kansas winter wheat crop • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update SPECIAL—Corn “Price Protection Net”: K-State grain market economist Dan O Brien is joined by K-State agricultural economist Monte Vandeveer to discuss a new analysis they've just worked up on the "price protection net" for new-crop corn...it includes the...
Pasture Conditions, Grazing Outlook…Cow and Heifer Synchronization Management
April 30, 2020 18:10 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• Current pasture conditions and the grazing outlook for Kansas this summer • Cow and heifer synchronization management for the breeding season ahead • Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update • Insect activity in the home landscape… 00:01:30 – Pasture Conditions, Grazing Outlook: K-State range and pasture management specialist Walt Fick discusses pasture conditions and the grazing outlook for Kansas this summer, and considerations on stocking rates in accordance with those ...
Agricultural Law Update…Possible Nitrogen Losses
April 29, 2020 19:03 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• An agricultural law update • Addressing possible nitrogen losses from last fall's applications • Agricultural news headlines • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Agricultural Law Update: Washburn University professor of agricultural law and taxation Roger McEowen provides more information on the stipulations of the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program loans in as far as agricultural producer eligibility...there's been further clarificat...
Innovative Grazing System…Beef Cattle Institute Podcast
April 28, 2020 18:33 - 39 minutes - 19 MB• The impacts of an innovative grazing system on cow condition and pasture productivity • The latest edition of the Cattle Chat podcast • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • A new study on wild turkey damage to spring crops… 00:01:30 – Innovative Grazing System: K-State rangeland scientist Keith Harmoney talks about the modified intensive early stocking approach to grazing the cow herd on summer grass...he is now into his his sixth year of studying the impacts of this g...
Cattle Market Update…Blue-Green Algae in Farm Ponds
April 27, 2020 19:16 - 40 minutes - 19 MB• The weekly cattle market update • Stay alert for blue-green algae in farm ponds • Agricultural news headlines • A salute to 4-H volunteers… 00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, is featured on this week's cattle market segment: she discusses the multiple packing plant closures forced by the COVID-19 situation, and the ability of the cattle industry to see this disruption through...she also reviews the latest...
Grain Market Update… Keeping Alert for Freeze Damage to Wheat
April 24, 2020 19:35 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB• The weekly grain market update • Monitoring potential freeze injury to the Kansas winter wheat crop • Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop” • Kansas agricultural weather… 00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien centers his weekly grain market comments on the beleaguered corn market, and on his latest probability projections on corn prices for the rest of this marketing year...he's strongly encouraging corn growers to watch for opportuni...
New K-State Land Value Reports…Container Gardening of Vegetables
April 23, 2020 18:54 - 39 minutes - 18.9 MB• A detailed look at 2019 agricultural land value trends in Kansas • Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update • A beginner’s guide to vegetable container gardening… 00:01:30 – New K-State Land Value Reports: K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor takes a detailed look at 2019 agricultural land value trends in Kansas, which are summarized in two new K-State reports: Kansas County-Level Land Values for Cropland and Pasture, and the 2019 Kansas Land Values Book...she compare...