Mar 25, 2021
• Effective fly control for cattle on grass
• Some promising alternative non-insecticide fly control measures
• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update
• Using "weed and feed" products as part of early spring cool-season lawn management…
00:01:30 – Effective Fly Control For Cattle On Grass: K-State veterinary entomologist Cassandra Olds discusses the latest thinking on effective fly control for cattle on grass...she looks at: the growing problem of fly resistance to insecticide products, and why that's occurring; a different approach to rotating those products to slow the development of that resistance.
00:12:53 – Effective Fly Control For Cattle On Grass: Continued discussion with K-State veterinary entomologist Cassandra Olds; here, she explains why the timing of product use is an important part of fly management; and some alternative non-insecticide fly control measures that appear to have promise.
00:24:16 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines; also, this week’s Kansas soybean update.
00:32:35 – “Weed and Feed” Products For Cool-Season Lawns: Johnson County Extension horticulture agent Dennis Patton talks about the appropriate use of "weed and feed" products as part of early spring cool-season lawn management.
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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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