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Radio stations are free to use clips from any of the episodes below. Time codes and descriptions for each segment are listed in the show notes.  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.

Aug 28, 2025

  • Updated Wheat Variety Guide
  • Canola Planting
  • Fall Horticulture Considerations

 

00:01:05 – Updated Wheat Variety Guide: Today's show starts with Kansas State University plant pathologist Kelsey Andersen Onofre and agronomist Romulo Lollato as they talk about the updated Kansas Wheat Variety Guide.

Kansas Wheat Variety Guide

 

00:12:05 – Canola Planting: Continuing the show is K-State canola breeder Mike Stamm, who discusses considerations growers should take for the upcoming planting season.

Great Plains Canola Production Handbook

Variety, site and seedbed preparation

Seeding, fertility and pest management

 

00:23:05 – Fall Horticulture Considerations: K-State horticulture Extension specialist Cynthia Domenghini rounds out the show discussing planting a fall vegetable garden, dividing irises and peonies and deadheading flowers. 

 

 

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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