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 talk about the heritability of reproductive traits in the cow herd, and how that factors into herd genetic selection. They also offer a checklist of preparations for calf weaning this fall, as part of the latest Cattle Chat podcast from the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State.
00:12:47 – WEATHER DATA FOR FARMERS: The manager of the Weather Data Library at K-State, Chip Redmond, talks about some of the new weather features for agricultural producers that are now available on K-State's Mesonet website, including the latest addition: real-time updates on temperature inversions across the state, which is valuable information for crop pesticide application purposes.
00:24:00 – AG NEWS: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:21 ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT CHANGES: K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee takes a look at the just-announced changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, and how those will likely impact wildlife conservation.
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