Apr 7, 2020
• K-State farm finance webinars will focus on issues associated with COVID-19
• The latest Farm Service Agency podcast
• Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”
• Managing feral cat activity…
00:01:30 – Farm Finance Webinars: K-State agricultural economists Lavell Winsor and Robin Reid preview two K-State informational webinars that will take place tonight and tomorrow, centering on farm financial and management issues associated with the COVID-19 outbreak...they'll outline the open forum format that will highlight these sessions, saying that any farm family member can participate.
00:12:42 – Farm Service Agency Podcast: On the latest edition of "F-S-A Coffee Talk", Farm Service Agency chief program specialist Carla Wicoff reports on several Conservation Reserve Program matters of interest, including the ongoing sign-up for the C-R-P grassland program, and the enrollment successes in Kansas from the recent general C-R-P sign-up...she also talks about recommended alternatives to conducting scheduled prescribed burns of C-R-P acreage because of the COVID-19 situation.
00:23:51 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."
00:32:09 – Feral Cat Management: K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee covers a new report evaluating one method of contending with feral cat problems: the "trap, neuter and release" approach.
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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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