Sep 30, 2020
• Autumn control of woody brush in pastures
• An agricultural law update
• Agricultural news
• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”
00:01:30 – Woody Brush Control in Pastures: K-State pasture management specialist Walt Fick discusses woody brush control in pastures here in the fall, using either the basal bark or cut-stump treatment methods...he covers the herbicide options that have performed well in K-State field trials, and the applications steps to follow for maximum efficacy.
00:12:56 – Agricultural Law Update: Agricultural law professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law takes a close look at the "prior converted cropland" exemptions to the USDA's Swampbuster regulations for farm program benefit eligibility...he says that there has been a new development in that area that farmers need to know about.
00:24:21 – Ag News: A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:38 – "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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