Mar 31, 2026
- Focus on Feedlots: Continued Heavy Cattle
- NASA STELLA at Ag Tech Day
- Reducing Corn Silage in Cow's Diet
00:01:05 – Focus on Feedlots: Continued Heavy Cattle: Justin Waggoner, K-State beef cattle specialist, starts today's show as he recaps the recent "Focus on Feedlots" report and where cattle are currently finishing in terms of weight.
00:12:05 – NASA STELLA at Ag Tech Day: The show continues with Jacob Orser, program support specialist with NASA Acres, as he discusses NASA's STELLA and what he will be teaching kids at the upcoming Ag Tech Day.
00:23:05
– Reducing Corn Silage in Cow's
Diet: K-State dairy specialist, Mike Brouk, ends the
showing saying how recent studies show that a BMR male sterile
sorghum hybrid can effectively replace about 25-30% of the corn
silage in a lactating cow's
diet.
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