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A selection of fully produced segments are made available weekly on the "For Radio Stations" page at the K-State Research and Extension news page.

Captioned episodes are available on our Agriculture Today YouTube page.

Sep 5, 2019

  • Late-summer disease issues in Kansas corn and soybean stands
  • This week’s Beef Cattle Institute podcast
  • Agricultural news, and “Tree Tales”
  • Planting a cool-season lawn in the fall

00:01:30 – Late-Season Diseases in Corn and Soybeans:  K-State row crop disease specialist Doug Jardine provides an update on late-summer disease issues in Kansas corn and soybean stands: he talks about the decision on whether or not to treat corn fields for southern rust disease, and he advises soybean growers to be watching for various diseases showing up on the soybean seed itself, indicating the need to spray.

00:13:00 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast:  Excerpts from the latest Cattle Chat podcast from the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State: joining K-State veterinarians Brad White and Bob Larson, cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber and livestock economist Dustin Pendell are John Sache of the Kansas Beef Council and Chase DeCoite from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association discuss the Beef Quality Assurance training program and an upcoming stockmanship and stewardship training session to take place in Manhattan.

00:24:30 – Agricultural News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, and the Kansas Forest Service presents this week's edition of "Tree Tales."

00:33:00 – Planting a Cool-Season Lawn (Part 1):  On this week's horticulture segment, the first in a two-part visit with K-State turfgrass specialist Jared Hoyle on planting a cool-season lawn in the fall...today, centering on soil preparation and seeding rates and planting methods.

 

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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.