Feb 15, 2018
On today’s episode: using a Bud box to reduce animal stress when working beef cattle; a preview of this year’s K-State Cattlemen’s Day, set for March 2nd; also, late winter is a good time to prune fruit trees…
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.
00:00:00 – Bud Box Reduces Cattle Stress: K-State beef systems specialist Justin Waggoner talks about an improvement in cattle handling facilities that has proven its worth in reducing stress on cattle...the "Bud box" system: K-State has just come out with a new publication which fully illustrates how a Bud box can be effectively incorporated into existing facilities.
00:11:31 – Cattlemen’s Day Preview: K-State beef cattle specialist Dale Blasi previews the 2018 Cattlemen's Day at K-State, set for Friday, March 2nd...that program will include the keynote speaker, a Kansas native who has been nominated as the U.S. chief agricultural trade negotiator...also, K-State youth livestock coordinator Lexie Hayes looks ahead to two K-State junior livestock days coming up in March, registrations for which are being taken now.
00:23:01 – Time to Prune Fruit Trees: Riley County Extension horticultural agent Gregg Eyestone talks about the importance of pruning fruit trees here in late winter.
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