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A selection of fully produced segments are made available weekly on the "For Radio Stations" page at the K-State Research and Extension news page.

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Feb 7, 2024

  • FSA Programs and Deadlines
  • Beef Quality Assurance Trainings
  • Can Feeding Impact Time of Calving?

 

00:01:05 – FSA Programs and Deadlines: Director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, Dennis McKinney, begins today’s show with an update on deadlines for FSA programs many Kansas producers use.

Farmers.gov

FSA Service Centers

 

00:12:05 – Beef Quality Assurance Trainings: Keeping the show going is A.J. Tarpoff, K-State Extension beef veterinarian, discussing what Beef Quality Assurance is and how producers can attend a training to get certified.

KSUBeef.org

KSWheat.com

 

00:23:05 – Can Feeding Impact Time of Calving?: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White, Bob Larson, Phillip Lancaster and Brian Lubbers finish the show by talking about if feeding pregnant cattle in the evening impacts when they give birth.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

 


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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