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Is Your Skin Protected from the Sun's Harmful Rays

Sound Living - April 22, 2024 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers – and it’s been on the rise over the past few years. According to the American Cancer Society, more than five million skin cancers are diagnosed each year in the United States – that’s more than all other cancers combined. K-State Extension Northwest...

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Maintaining a healthy lawn

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 21, 2024 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Turf grass takes effort. If you want a healthy lawn, there are some steps you can't ignore. Sharpening your mower blades is just one of them. Please check out our website: https://extension.wvu.edu/lawn-gardening-pests/lawn for more information after the show. 

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1665 - Grain Market Outlook...Ag Alumni Fellow

Agriculture Today - April 19, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Grain Market Conditions College of Ag Alumni Fellow: Shelly Kessen Drought and Severe Weather   00:01:05 – Grain Market Conditions: K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien starts today’s show with a grain market update. He explains how the markets are holding and the current expectations w...

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1664 - Cattle Parasites...Cow-Calf Health

Agriculture Today - April 18, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Internal and External Parasites in Cattle Biosecurity Research for Cow-Calf Herd Health Planting Warm-Season Vegetables   00:01:05 – Internal and External Parasites in Cattle: Gregg Hanzlicek, K-State veterinarian, begins today’s show by talking about internal and external parasites an...

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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 5. Planting Considerations for 2024 with Manni Singh

Michigan Field Crops - April 18, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Welcome to the 5th episode of the 2024 season! Eric Anderson, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Manni Singh, MSU Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist,  to discuss his insights into things to consider for the 2024 planting season.  Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . ...

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1663 - Frequent FSA Crop and Livestock Questions...White Grubs

Agriculture Today - April 17, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Answers to Crop and Livestock Questions at FSA White Grubs in Brome Fields Decreasing Expenses for Cattle Operations   00:01:05 – Answers to Crop and Livestock Questions at FSA: Getting today’s show started is Todd Barrows, Kansas Farm Service Agency chief program specialist, as he disc...

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1662 - Current Canola Crop...BRD Vaccine

Agriculture Today - April 16, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Canola Crop in Kansas Bovine Respiratory Disease Vaccine Controlling Flies on the Dairy   00:01:05 – Canola Crop in Kansas: Starting today’s show is K-State canola breeder Mike Stamm to talk about the current state of the canola crop in Kansas. He says what the crop has experienced and ...

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1661 - Meat Demand Monitor...Crop Pests

Agriculture Today - April 15, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Cattle Market and Meat Demand Monitor Update on Crop Pests Snakes are Becoming More Active   00:01:05 – Cattle Market and Meat Demand Monitor: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off the show with a cattle market outlook. He talks about things taking place globally that can...

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Outdoor Learning Can Be Simple for Kids

Sound Living - April 15, 2024 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The arrival of warmer weather is an opportunity for parents to spend more time outdoors with their children. K-State Research and Extension child development specialist Bradford Wiles says there’s just all kinds of really cool activities and opportunities to support our children’s development in...

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Storms and Trees

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 14, 2024 16:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Storm damage can be rough. A tree failure in a storm can be devastating. There are several things you can do to help your trees weather storms better, but you may be thinking of the wrong ones and making the risk greater.

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1660 - Foreign Exchange and Grain Markets...Storms in Kansas

Agriculture Today - April 12, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
April WASDE Report Review, Part 1 April WASDE Report Review, Part 2 Impactful Weather System for Kansas   00:01:05 – April WASDE Report Review, Part 1: K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien and the senior economist at the IGP Institute Guy Allen kick off today’s show by discussing the gra...

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1659 - Kansas Farm Income Projections...CoverCress

Agriculture Today - April 11, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Spring 2024 Kansas Farm Income Outlook From Field Pennycress to CoverCress Reminder About Cicadas and Ticks   00:01:05 – Spring 2024 Kansas Farm Income Outlook: Starting today’s show is Jenny Ifft and Joe Parcell from K-State as they review the 2024 Kansas Farm Income Outlook. The pair ...

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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 4. Soil Fertility 2024 with Kurt Steinke

Michigan Field Crops - April 11, 2024 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Welcome to the 4th episode of the 2024 season! Jenna Falor, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist,  to discuss his insights into soil fertility in 2024.  Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register f...

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Cloverchat Episode 28-State Ambassadors and YELLO

Cloverchat - April 10, 2024 20:08 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode Cloverchat Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors Hallee, Lacey and Hannah interview fellow ambassadors Antonio, Kaitlyn, Echo and Adri about their State Ambassadors experience. They also talk about Youth Exploring Leadership and Learning Opportunities which is Minnesota 4-H's ...

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1658 - Property Right Cases in Agriculture...Starter Fertilizer

Agriculture Today - April 10, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In-progress Cases that Impact Agriculture Starter Fertilizer for Corn Where Cattle Are   00:01:05 – In-progress Cases that Impact Agriculture: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins today’s show with information about cases that involve the Clean Water Act and PFAS, b...

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1657 - Use of the Ogallala Aquifer...Mineral for Cattle

Agriculture Today - April 09, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ogallala Aquifer Mineral Supplementation Heat Stress on Dry Dairy   00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ogallala Aquifer: Another episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers from K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken begin today’s show as the pair talks about the value of ...

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Episode 42: Review of 2023 Research on the Subject of "Biological" and "Microbial" Products in Cotton

Cotton Specialists Corner - April 08, 2024 19:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Drs. Brian Pieralisi (Mississippi State) and Brian Arnall (Oklahoma State) join host Steve Brown in a broad discussion on the subject of new Biological, Microbial and other products targeted to improve crop productivity. We discuss the 2023 Beltwide Cotton Incorporated project in this realm and ...

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#089 Why Exercise Intensity Matters for Longevity | CrossFit for Health 2024

FoundMyFitness - April 08, 2024 18:34 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
Download the 9-Page "Cognitive Enhancement Blueprint" Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Join over 300,000 people and sign up for my newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more I recently had the...

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1656 - Cattle Market Update...Cattle Questions

Agriculture Today - April 08, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
News Impacting the Cattle Market Replacement Heifers and Open Cattle Faces in Agriculture: Zoe Kaiser   00:01:05 – News Impacting the Cattle Market: A cattle market update with Iowa State University livestock economist Lee Schulz kicks off today’s show. Lee also reviews the other disapp...

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The Effects of Extreme Heat

Sound Living - April 08, 2024 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Extreme heat often results in the highest annual number of deaths among all weather-related disasters. In most of the U.S., extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees – and it’s becoming more of a health risk. Elaine Johannes, the Kansas Health Foundati...

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HPAI: What's the to do for bird flu?

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 07, 2024 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Guest Erika Lyon from OSU Extension joins us to discuss the news surrounding highly pathogenic avian influenza including symptoms and biosecurity steps. We also give some quick tips for consumers.  https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/defend-the-flock https://u.osu.ed...

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Episode 41: Cotton Seed Quality, II

Cotton Specialists Corner - April 05, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Fred Bourland (University of Arkansas) and John Snider (University of Georgia) join host Steve Brown for another discussion on cotton seed quality. We talk about seed quality variations within the plant, within varieties, the effects of ginning and acid delinting, seed vigor versus seedling vigo...

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Livestock and Post Flood Vaccines

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 05, 2024 16:45 - 31 seconds ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Quickly remove all flood debris, including poisonous plants, from fields.  Vaccinate all livestock, including horses, exposed to flooded areas during or immediately after the flood.  Check with your veterinarian about which clostridial and tetanus vaccines to use for your animals and if you wil...

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Harvested Forage Affected by Floodwaters

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 05, 2024 15:44 - 30 seconds ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Flooded hay and baleage can cause illness or death to livestock.  Discard dry hay that has been soaked by flood water, do not use for feed.  Inline wrapped baleage that was not fully sealed on both ends should not be fed to livestock.  Individual baleage rolls wrapped in undamaged plastic may b...

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1655 - Grain Prices...Tailpipe Standard

Agriculture Today - April 05, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Grain Prices Looking Forward EPA's Tailpipe Standard Windy in Kansas   00:01:05 – Grain Prices Looking Forward: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, begins today’s show with a grain market outlook. He talks about the current state of the market and what he thinks for prices moving forw...

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Flooded feed and grain

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 05, 2024 14:42 - 30 seconds ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Following are Flood Recovery tips from the W.V.U. Extension Service. Until tested, flooded feeds should be considered harmful to animals.  After a flood, wet feed and grain will begin to heat and mold very quickly, leading to spoilage, mycotoxins, and potential spontaneous combustion.  Remov...

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Flooding in the Vegetable Garden

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 05, 2024 13:40 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
If flood waters have covered your garden, consider the produce unsafe to eat for humans or animals.  If flood waters have contacted the edible portion of a crop it is illegal to sell.  If touched by flood waters discard: leafy vegetables, fleshy fruits or vegetables (like tomatoes, berries,...

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Standing Forage affected by flood waters

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 04, 2024 23:38 - 31 seconds ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Remove livestock from flood damaged pastures.  Provide clean water and clean forage.  Flooded forages should not be fed.  Cut flooded pasture and hay fields to a 2 to 4-inch stubble height.  Don’t breathe silt dust, wear a mask.  Document amount of lost forage. Do not make hay from or graze ...

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Flooding in the Pantry part 2 – canned goods

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 04, 2024 22:35 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Floodwaters can make foods unsafe. If you have a question about the safety of any food item, throw it out. Undented cans of food without rust can be saved if they are washed and sanitized before opening. To sanitize steel cans: Put on rubber gloves then remove paper labels and set asid...

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Flooding in the Pantry

Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home - April 04, 2024 21:31 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Food touched by floodwaters can make you very sick.  Discard any and all food if it came in contact with flood water. The only exceptions are foods canned by a manufacturer.  Flooded foods you must discard include anything that was open, fresh produce, meat, and eggs. Throw out any food in...