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Jun 26, 2024

  • FSA Programs for Farmers Right Now
  • Custom Rates 2024 Survey Results
  • Water for Cows and Calves

 

00:01:05 – FSA Programs for Farmers Right Now: Getting the show started is Allison Womack and Heidi Lange, Kansas Farm Service Agency agriculture program specialists, to talk about upcoming deadlines and programs that producers might want to keep in mind because of the heat.

Farmers.gov

Kansas Canopy Podcast

 

00:12:05 – Custom Rates 2024 Survey Results: Director of the Land Use Survey Office at K-State, Leah Tsoodle, continues today’s show discussing the results from the 2024 Kansas Custom Rates survey.

Custom Rates Survey 2024

 

00:23:05 – Water for Cows and Calves: The show wraps up with K-State’s Brad White, Phillip Lancaster, Bob Larson and Joe Gerken with another segment from the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast as they answer listeners questions about calf water consumption and if producers should supply a separate source for their younger cattle.   

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