Jun 28, 2021
- Livestock Market Update
- Sericea Lespedeza Treatment Options
- Wheat Harvest Report
- Kansas 4-H Youth Camp
00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University recaps the indicators from last Friday's USDA cattle-on-feed report and offers his thoughts on last week’s discussion at the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the cattle markets and the beef packing sector
00:12:00 – Sericea Lespedeza Treatment Options: K-State pasture management specialist Walt Fick goes over the herbicide options for treating sericea lespedeza infestations in grasslands at this point of the summer...he says there's still a window of time to spray sericea, but that the application should go on as soon as possible
00:22:58 – Wheat Harvest Report: Today's Kansas wheat harvest update features Extension agricultural agents Jenny Carr of Harper County and Marcus Preuninger of Reno County
00:30:47 – Kansas 4-H Youth Camp: K-State 4-H specialist Amy Sollock, Kansas 4-H program leader Wade Weber and Kansas 4-H Foundation president Jake Worcester discuss the changes and expanded opportunities being made available to youth attending camp at Rock Springs Ranch beginning next year
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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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
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