Mar 10, 2025
- Cattle Market Risk and Consumer Debt
- Safety Training for Agriculture
- Vernal Ponds and Salamanders
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Risk and Consumer Debt: A cattle market update with University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, Elliott Dennis, begins today's show as he discusses the current market, trade, consumer confidence and debt.
00:12:05 – Safety Training for Agriculture: Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, keeps the show moving as he explains the duty of safety agriculture employers have for their business. He also talks about an upcoming 30 hour OSHA training.
00:23:05 – Vernal Ponds and Salamanders: Concluding the show is K-State fisheries and aquatics Extension specialist, Joe Gerken, as he shares what vernal ponds are and what they provide to livestock and wildlife.
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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