Jun 9, 2021
- Beef Cattle Institute Podcast
- Agricultural Law Update
- Ag news: Food Safety Initiatives
- Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”
00:01:00 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast: From the latest Cattle Chat podcast out of the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State: K-State veterinarians Brad White and Brian Lubbers, beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster and livestock economist Dustin Pendell discuss why suckling beef calves still need access to good-quality water during the summer, and why grazing first-calf heifers separate from the cow herd is a good management step
00:11:49 – Agricultural Law Update: Agricultural law professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law discusses conservation easements on agricultural land, and the tax deduction benefits to the producer. He talks about how the IRS closely scrutinizes those deductions and highlights a current court case relating to this.
00:22:41 – Ag news: Eric Atkinson covers the day’s agricultural news headlines
00:30:35 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas
Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.
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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
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