Apr 24, 2023
- Cattle Market Update for This Week
- Planting Considerations for Corn in 2023
- Potential for Rain on the Radar
00:01:10 – Cattle Market Update for This Week: We begin this week’s programming with our cattle market update. This week we are joined by Iowa State University livestock economist Lee Schulz. He shares that the markets took somewhat of a breathing period after several weeks of strong movement. He also highlights two recently released USDA reports - April's Cattle on Feed and the 2022 Livestock Slaughter Annual Summary.
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Link to undergraduate survey on Agriculture Today
00:12:03 – Planting Considerations for Corn in 2023: The show continues with K-State farm systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti. Ignacio shared insight on soybean planting considerations last week and joins us today to highlight this year’s corn crop. The K-State specialist emphasizes again the lack of water in our soils and the importance of adjusting seeding rates.
More information on corn plant density adjustments from Ignacio from the KSU Agronomy eUpdate
00:23:05 – Forest Rehabilitation: For our wildlife segment this week we are joined by K-State wildlife specialist, Drew Ricketts. Drew ends today’s show by discuss management strategies for forest rehabilitation.
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