Mar 26, 2018
On today’s episode: Cattle markets & tariffs; cattle fly control, 4-H Discovery Days
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.
00:01:29– CATTLE MARKETS & TARIFFS: K-State
livestock economist Glynn Tonsor comments on the cattle market
implications from the newly announced tariffs on imported goods
from China, as well as from the USDA's latest cattle-on-feed
report, during this week's segment on the cattle market trends.
00:12:59 – CATTLE FLY CONTROL: K-State beef
veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff advises cattle producers that now is the
time to start putting together a strategy for late spring and
summer fly control for the cattle herd out on pasture, which
includes cleaning up hay-feeding areas which may otherwise serve as
a breeding ground for stable flies.
00:24:22 – 4-H DISCOVERY DAYS: For this week's 4-H
segment, K-State 4-H events coordinator Sarah Keatley looks ahead
to the 2018 4-H Discovery Days at K-State, enrollment for which is
being taken right now.
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