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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 20, 2024

  • What's Going on in the Cattle Market
  • What were the GPS Outages?
  • Soybean Gall Midge

 

00:01:05 – What's Going on in the Cattle Market: A cattle market update with Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, kicks off today’s show with a cattle market update. He discusses fed cattle futures, slaughter cows and fed cattle closeouts. 

 

00:12:05 – What were the GPS Outages?:  Continuing the show is K-State precision agricultural economist Terry Griffin as he explains the recent GPS outages that people experienced. He says how these issues will likely happen again.

Ag Today with Rebecca Bishop and Terry

Ag Today with Kathy Draeger and Terry

News Release and Video on AgManager.info

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

 

00:23:05 – Soybean Gall Midge: Anthony Zukoff, K-State Extension entomologist, ends the show with information about a newer pest, soybean gall midge. He says the damage it does and how it can be identified.

Be on the Lookout for Soybean Gall Midge

K-State Extension Entomology

 

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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