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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 30, 2019

NOTE:  Kansas State University is closed on Monday, September 2nd, for the Labor Day holiday...therefore, there will be no Agriculture Today broadcast that day.   We'll resume our normal broadcast schedule on Tuesday, September 3rd.

• The weekly grain market update

• U.S. grain exports over recent years, and how...


Aug 29, 2019

• Addressing the current major insect concerns in soybean and grain sorghum fields

• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update

• Harvesting home-grown apples and pears…

00:01:30 – Insect Concerns in Soybeans and Grain Sorghum:  K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth provides a full update on insect...


Aug 28, 2019

  • Simple, four-step process for estimating soybean yields
  • Economists’ analysis of farm income volatility
  • Agricultural news 
  • Stop, Look and Listen – an essay about rural Kansas

00:01:29 – Estimating Soybean Yields: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti goes over a simple method of estimating soybean...


Aug 27, 2019

  • The Cattle Chat crew talks herd genetics & prepping for calf weaning
  • New farm-focused features on Mesonet website
  • The latest agricultural news and the latest “Milk Lines”
  • The impact of changes to the Endangered Species Act

00:01:29 – CATTLE CHAT: K-State veterinarian Brad White and cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber...


Aug 26, 2019

• The weekly livestock market update

• Cow herd health management considerations as summer transitions into fall

• The latest agricultural news, and the latest “Tree Tales”

• The upcoming Cosmosphere 4-H Drone and Robot Olympics…

00:01:30 – Livestock Market Update:  Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa...