Feb 3, 2025
00:01:05 – Cattle Inventory and Trade: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off today’s show with a cattle market update where he talks about the current market, cattle inventory report and provides a trade update.
00:12:05 – Rural Heart Health: February is American Heart Month so project consultant for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at K-State Tawnie Larson joins the show to discuss heart health for farmers and ranchers and rural America.
00:23:05 – Farm and Ranch Transition Conferences: Ending today’s show is Ashlee Westerhold, director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, previewing their Farm and Ranch Transition conferences.
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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.
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