Sep 17, 2019
• Three new winter wheat varieties from K-State are on the way
• Using GPS sensors on cattle for better grazing management
• The latest agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”
• Hummingbird migration…
00:01:30 – New Wheat Varieties Ahead: K-State wheat breeder Gaurong Zhang talks about the three new winter wheat varieties from the K-State wheat development program that will be released for certified seed production this fall, with full availability in 2020...all feature important advances in disease resistance while excelling in yield performance, according to K-State field tests.
00:13:00 – Grazing Management Via Satellite: A visiting researcher at K-State this past week, precision livestock scientist Mark Trotter of Central Queensland University in Australia, talks about his research on using data from GPS sensors placed on cattle, and then integrating it with satellite imagery of pastures and rangeland, as a resource for improving grassland management...a concept that is gaining considerable traction in the grazing management arena.
00:24:30 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."
00:33:05 – Hummingbird Migration: K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee talks about the southward migration of hummingbirds, and about a new study suggesting that migration is happening earlier than it once did.
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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.
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