Aug 17, 2021
- International Grain Status
- Impressive Canola Yields
- Agricultural News Headlines
- Drone Deer Counts
00:01:10--International Grain Status--The senior economist with the IGP Institute at K-State, Guy Allen, offers his monthly outlook on U.S. grain exports, based on the USDA's latest world grain supply-and-demand report released last Thursday...he comments on the reported tightness in global wheat supplies, and offers his latest thoughts on building grain sales to China back up
00:12:12--Impressive Canola Yields--K-State canola agronomist Mike Stamm shares the numbers from this year's canola variety trials in Kansas, which reflected an exceptional year for canola yields...he says that this just-finished growing season illustrates what a good fit canola can be in crop rotations in this state
00:23:15--Agricultural News--Eric Atkinson takes a look at today’s agricultural news headlines, and K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk presents this week’s edition of Milk Lines
00:31:07--Drone Deer Counts--On this week's wildlife management segment, K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee discusses a new evaluation of drone flights as a method of taking deer inventories across a given property
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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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