Apr 19, 2018
On today’s episode: Ag policy specialist discusses progress on the 2018 Farm Bill; K-State students recap their ag production tour in Ecuador; horticulture specialist talks about managing woody ornamental trees after a dry winter
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.
00:01:30 – FARM BILL – Agricultural policy
specialist Brad Lubben of the University of Nebraska comments on
the House Agriculture Committee proposal for the 2018 Farm Bill,
which was officially marked up yesterday...he goes over the
proposed changes to the commodity and conservation titles, and
remarks on the main item of contention that will likely drag the
process out: the nutrition title
00:12:29 – AG TOUR IN ECUADOR – K-State agronomist
Kraig Roozeboom is joined by three K-State agricultural students
who just returned from a study tour of agricultural production in
Ecuador: Gracie Danner, Trenton Smedley and Jessica Keane
talk about the unique crop and poultry production they encountered
while visiting that country, and what they learned from the
experience
00:24:23 – ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS – On
this week's horticulture segment, Johnson County Extension
horticultural agent Dennis Patton talks about managing woody
ornamental trees and shrubs that may be suffering from dry weather
desiccation and/or freeze damage
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