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Nov 13, 2019

  • Groundwater Pollution Case at the Supreme Court
  • 2020 Crop Production Budgets
  • Ag News
  • Stop, Look and Listen rural commentary

00:01:29 – Groundwater Pollution Case at the Supreme Court: Roger McEowen, agricultural law and taxation professor at Washburn University, reports on a case being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court which will have major repercussions for virtually all agricultural interests. The nation’s highest court is deciding whether non-point source pollution via groundwater constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act.

00:12:53 – Crop Production Budgets: Ag Economics Professor Greg Ibendahl discusses the update of K-State’s crop production budgets for producers to use in planning for the 2020 cropping year.

00:24:18 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines 

00:32:11 – Stop, Look and Listen:  K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents his weekly commentary on rural Kansas

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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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