Dec 13, 2021
- Livestock Market Update
- An Analytical Tool to Help Farm Families
- Registration for Kansas 4-H Horse Panorama Begins
00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University shares the latest beef and live-cattle export data, both of which bode favorably for the markets, and he looks ahead to what may well be a prosperous year for cattle producers in 2022...and how that may influence herd management decisions
00:12:00 – An Analytical Tool to Help Farm Families: From the Farm Analyst program at K-State, LaVell Winsor talks about the opportunity for farm families to use this program to assess the financial state of their operations, and to come up with a plan for addressing areas of concern or for actually expanding the operation...the program uses a time-tested analytical tool that provides answers for producers
00:23:00 – Kansas 4-H Horse Panorama: K-State 4-H agricultural sciences specialist Kelsey Nordyke previews the upcoming Kansas 4-H Horse Panorama. Registration for the event begins today
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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.