Sep 21, 2022
- FSA Expansion of CREP
- New Meat Demand Monitor Dashboard
- BCI’s Ask the Experts
00:01:25 —FSA Expansion of CREP : Chief Agricultural Programs Specialist from the Kansas Farm Service Agency, Carla Wikoff, discusses the expansion of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in areas that surrounds the Arkansas River.
More Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) information
00:12:05 — New Meat Demand Monitor Dashboard: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor and Ph.D. student Justin Bina join us to share information about their latest tool developed for AgManager.info, the Meat Demand Monitor Dashboard. The dashboard allows for users to easily see data collected from across the country on consumer preferences and habits, as well as trending purchases.
Meat Demand Monitor Dashboard link
00:23:06 — BCI’s Ask the Experts: In this week’s Beef Cattle Institute’s Ask the Expert, K-State experts Brad White, Phillip Lancaster, and Bob Larson answer a listener’s question on preparing cows in their fall calving herd nutritionally for winter.
More information from the BCI team on the advantages of fall versus spring calving cows
To have your beef cattle questions answered by the BCI Ask the Experts team - send them an email at bci@ksu.edu
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