Sep 3, 2019
• The weekly livestock market update
• Rehabilitating soil conservation structures damaged by heavy rains and flooding
• The latest agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”
• One fish that you shouldn’t stock in your farm pond…
00:01:30 – Livestock Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, is featured on this week's cattle market segment: in addition to remarking on last week's cattle trade, she shares findings from her new analysis of the gourmet hamburger market...what consumers are willing to pay for high-end retail hamburgers, and what that trend suggests about consumer willingness to pay premium prices for plant or laboratory-based burgers.
00:13:00 – Rain Damage to Conservation Structures: K-State soil management specialist DeAnn Presley talks about damage done to crop field waterways and terraces from this spring and summer's heavy rain events, and what landowners should do to restore those conservation structures to a functional state.
00:24:28 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."
00:33:05 – Fish to Avoid: K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee talks about why attempting to stock a farm pond with crappie isn't such a good idea.
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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.