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Feb 6, 2024

  • Great Plains Cotton Conference
  • Food Producer Workshops
  • Wanting to Rebuild K-State's Dairy Unit

 

00:01:05 – Great Plains Cotton Conference: Kicking off today’s show is K-State’s Sarah Lancaster and Logan Simon as they preview the Great Plains Cotton Conference taking place towards the end of February.

Conference Schedule

Gaylon: gmorgan@cottoninc.com or 919-259-4137

Shelley: sheinrich@cottonboard.org or 806-670-3250

 

00:12:05 – Food Producer Workshops: Director of From the Land of Kansas program, Sammy Gleason, continues the show with information about Local Food Producer workshops and how the From the Land of Kansas supports producers.

Food Producers Workshops

fromthelandofkansas.com

 

00:23:05 – Wanting to Rebuild K-State's Dairy Unit: Mike Brouk, K-State dairy specialist, ends today’s show by discussing the university’s efforts to secure funding to rebuild its Dairy Research and Training Unit which has been in operation since 1977.

 

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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 Shelby Varner 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