Jan 31, 2022
- Cattle Market Update: Meat Demand Monitor Survey
- Strategies to Help Brome Fields Recover
- Upcoming Events for Kansas Crop Producers
00:01:00 – Cattle Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor covers the cattle market scene: he shares his expectations from today's USDA Cattle Inventory Report, and passes along the results from his latest nationwide Meat Demand Monitor survey, which shows a year-over-year rise in domestic beef demand
00:12:00 – Strategies to Help Brome Fields Recover: K-State crop production specialist Bruno Pedreira talks about managing brome fields that were hit hard by the dry weather this past late summer and early fall...he discusses the chances that a brome stand will recover from those conditions, and what a producer can do to help that along over the coming year
00:23:00 – Upcoming Events for Kansas Crop Producers: This week's K-State agricultural events calendar includes informational opportunities for crop producers over the next couple of weeks
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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.