Dec 1, 2025
- Cattle Market Continues with its Fundamentals
- Beef Reproduction Task Force Meeting
- Skunks in Kansas
00:01:05 – Cattle Markets Continues with its Fundamentals: Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, kicks off the show as he provides an overview of the market, an update of reduced packing plants and his expectations.
00:12:05 – Beef Reproduction Task Force Meeting: Today's show keeps rolling with K-State beef reproduction specialist Sandy Johnson as she recaps topics from a Beef Reproduction Task Force meeting where they discussed what could be impacting successful cattle breeding.
00:23:05
– Skunks in Kansas:
K-State wildlife
specialist, Drew Ricketts, ends the show explaining the lifecycle
of skunks, where they go in the winter and what they commonly
eat.
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