Aug 15, 2022
- Inflation and Consumer Demand
- The Sugarcane Rootstalk Weevil is Back
- Converting Fields of Fescue for Wildlife
00:01:00 – Inflation and Consumer Demand: In this week’s cattle market report, K-State livestock economist, Glynn Tonsor, shares the extent to which inflation has finally started to affect an area of consumer demand
00:12:00 – The Sugarcane Rootstalk Weevil is Back: Jeff Whitworth, a K-State field crop entomologist, discusses a unique pest that he has not seen in Kansas in several years – the sugarcane rootstalk weevil
00:23:00 – Converting Fields of Fescue for Wildlife: On this week's wildlife management segment, K-State wildlife Extension specialist Drew Ricketts, shares a recent study that compared two methods of converting fields of fescue into native habitat that better suits local wildlife
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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 Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
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