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A selection of fully produced segments are made available weekly on the "For Radio Stations" page at the K-State Research and Extension news page.

Captioned episodes are available on our Agriculture Today YouTube page.

Sep 9, 2020

• Herbicide carryover considerations when planting a cover crop this fall

• The latest edition of FSA Coffee Talk

• Agricultural news

• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”

00:01:30 – Herbicide Carryover Considerations:  K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster talks about herbicide carryover considerations when planting a cover crop this fall...she says that cover crops differ in their sensitivity to residual herbicide from the previous crop, and how that also differs depending on the herbicide product itself, all of which is important to cover crop establishment.

00:12:55 – Farm Service Agency Podcast:  On the latest edition of FSA Coffee Talk, the state director of the Farm Service Agency, David Schemm, provides an update on a variety of USDA programs, including Coronavirus Food Assistance Program activity in Kansas and the expectation for another round of CFAP assistance this fall.

00:24:10 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:27 – "Stop, Look and Listen":  K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", 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.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.