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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.

Captioned episodes are available on our Agriculture Today YouTube page.

May 8, 2024

  • Update on the Swampbuster Act
  • Development of USDA Reports
  • Managing Twin Calves

 

00:01:05 – Update on the Swampbuster Act: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins the show with an update on the Swampbuster Act and what impactful cases are currently taking place.

What's Going on with Swampbuster?

Washburnlaw.edu/WALTR

Roger on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – Development of USDA Reports: K-State’s Glynn Tonsor and Joe Parcell continue today’s show as they talk about the value of USDA reports and what they are doing to figure out worthwhile reports to continue to be produced.

Swine Contract Library

Cattle Contract Library

 

00:23:05 – Managing Twin Calves: The show winds down with K-State’s Brad White, Bob Larson and Eduarda Bortoluzzi with another segment from the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast discussing management techniques for twin beef calves.

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