• Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 2
• Managing Volunteer Corn
• Controlling Bagworms, Sawflies and Mosquitos

00:01:05 – Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 2: Romulo Lollato, K-State wheat production specialist, starts the show today with another Hard Winter Wheat Tour update. He explains how the crop looked from Colby to Wichita and the concerns identified on his route. 

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00:12:05 – Managing Volunteer Corn: Continuing the show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster talking about volunteer corn and the impact it can have on this year’s corn and soybean crop.

Plan Now for Volunteer Corn Control

00:23:05 – Controlling Bagworms, Sawflies and Mosquitos: K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd, ends today’s show by discussing how to control bagworms and sawflies. He also covers the need to eliminate potential breeding environments for mosquitos.

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• FSA Loan Programs for Farms and Youth
• Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 1
• Trying to Keep Bulls Safe

00:01:05 – FSA Loan Programs for Farms and Youth: Beginning today’s show is Josh Ridder, Kansas Farm Service Agency farm loan chief, discussing their direct farm operating loan program as well as the youth loan program.

Farmers.gov

Farmers.gov/loans

00:12:05 – Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 1: Romulo Lollato, K-State wheat production specialist, continues the show with how the hard winter wheat tour has started. He explains what concerns and expected yields they are seeing for this year's crop.

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00:23:05 – Trying to Keep Bulls Safe: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White, Bob Larson, Brian Lubbers and Phillip Lancaster round out today’s show on a segment of the Cattle Chat podcast as they converse about different methods of hoping to keep bulls safe when they are introduced together.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• KFMA State Summary for 2023
• KFMA's Associations 2023 Summary
• Safe Dairy Products

00:01:05 – KFMA State Summary for 2023: Starting today’s show is Mark Dikeman, Kansas Farm Management Association’s executive director, with an economic and financial analysis of Kansas farms in 2023.

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00:12:05 – KFMA's Associations 2023 Summary: KFMA’s Extension agricultural economists Glenn Conover, Lindsay Bryant, Dillon Rapp, Aaron Meisenheimer, Jacob Grinstead and Chelsea Plummer continue the show with a quick financial summary of the farms in their association.

00:23:05 – Safe Dairy Products: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends today’s show by explaining the steps that are taken to ensure dairy products are safe, as consumers have been asking questions due to the recent HPAI detection. 

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Cattle Market Exports
• Factors for Sorghum Planting
• Bats in Homes

00:01:05 – Cattle Market Exports: Beginning today's show is Lee Schulz, Iowa State University livestock economist, with this week's cattle market update as he discusses the current market, export numbers and a livestock slaughter summary for 2023. 

USMEF Monthly Export Numbers

USDA Weekly Export Numbers

2023 Livestock Slaughter Summary

00:12:05 – Factors for Sorghum Planting: K-State farming systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti continues the show with sorghum planting reminders. He touches on seeding rate, planting dates, planting depth and row spacing. 

Sorghum Management Considerations: Planting Practices

00:23:05 – Bats in Homes: Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, ends today's show by mentioning why people could start seeing bats in their living spaces and what to do and when to remove them. 

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Expecting No Surprises from the WASDE Report
• K-State Agriculture Judging Team Victories
• More Severe Weather

00:01:05 – Expecting No Surprises from the WASDE Report: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, starts the show with a grain market outlook. He explains what he expects from the WASDE report and the range of market prices. 

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – K-State Agriculture Judging Team Victories: Continuing the show are members of the K-State Crops Judging Team Landon Trout and Leno Caldieraro to talk about their recent victory. K-State’s Meat Animal Evaluation Team’s Kylie Schakel and coach Payton Dahmer also join to discuss their recent success.

00:23:05 – More Severe Weather: A weather update with K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond ends today’s show as he says what weather we can be expecting and how this year’s severe weather compares.

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Controlling Weeds in Wheat Fields Around Harvest
• Fieldwork Capacity Tool
• Irrigating at Home

00:01:05 – Controlling Weeds in Wheat Fields Around Harvest: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, gets today’s show rolling by talking about kochia and how wheat growers might be able to manage it before and after harvest.

Pre-harvest Weed Control in Wheat

Control of Late-Emerging Kochia in Wheat or Wheat Stubble

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00:12:05 – Fieldwork Capacity Tool: K-State precision agricultural economist Terry Griffin continues the show by talking about an assessing fieldwork capacity tool and how farmers can utilize it.

Assessing Fieldwork Capacity in Your State

00:23:05 – Irrigating at Home: Ending the show is Jay Harris, Extension horticulture agent for the Cottonwood District, as he discusses harvesting and using rainwater for irrigating home gardens and landscapes, which is from this month’s K-State Garden Hour.

K-State Garden Hour

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Update on the Swampbuster Act
• Development of USDA Reports
• Managing Twin Calves

00:01:05 – Update on the Swampbuster Act: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins the show with an update on the Swampbuster Act and what impactful cases are currently taking place.

What's Going on with Swampbuster?

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00:12:05 – Development of USDA Reports: K-State’s Glynn Tonsor and Joe Parcell continue today’s show as they talk about the value of USDA reports and what they are doing to figure out worthwhile reports to continue to be produced.

Swine Contract Library

Cattle Contract Library

00:23:05 – Managing Twin Calves: The show winds down with K-State’s Brad White, Bob Larson and Eduarda Bortoluzzi with another segment from the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast discussing management techniques for twin beef calves.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

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Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Shelby Varner 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

• Fins, Fur and Feathers: Growing Big Fish
• Lameness in Cattle
• Expanding Dairy Industry

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Growing Big Fish: Kicking off today’s show is K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with another episode of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast. This week the pair discusses how to grow big fish in ponds.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

K-State Wildlife

00:12:05 – Lameness in Cattle: K-State Extension beef veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff continues the show by talking about the different reasons cattle could be lame and how to identify them.

00:23:05 – Expanding Dairy Industry: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends today’s show by discussing the expansion taking place within the dairy industry, including Kansas, and where profitability on dairy farms might be headed.

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Heavier Cattle Carcasses
• Australian Student Visiting K-State
• Faces in Agriculture: Jim Young

00:01:05 – Heavier Cattle Carcasses:  A cattle market update with Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, begins today’s show. He explains that carcass weights have increased, and he shares why that is.

00:12:05 – Australian Student Visiting K-State: Libby Falkiner keeps the show rolling as she talks about her experience at K-State and what brought here from Australia for the semester.

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00:23:05 – Faces in Agriculture: Jim Young: Ending the show is another segment of Faces in Agriculture with Jim Young from Kiowa County. Jim talks about how he got into hauling hay in Kansas and what have been some of his biggest challenges.

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Grain Market Trends and Update
• Past and Future Severe Weather
• Winter Canola Field Day

00:01:05 – Grain Market Trends and Update: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, kicks off today’s show with a grain market update. Dan talks about current market trends as well as how planting is going and weather impacts.

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar

00:12:05 – Past and Future Severe Weather: Continuing the show is K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond with a recap and update on the weather. He reviews the previous week’s weather and explains the current pattern.

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00:23:05 – Winter Canola Field Day: K-State canola breeder Mike Stamm finishes this week’s shows with a preview of the upcoming winter canola field day for current and hopefully future growers.

Winter Canola Field Day - May 16

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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 Shelby Varner 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

• Bagworms Taking on Trees
• April Statewide and Campus Update
• Cleaning the Landscape After a Storm

00:01:05 – Bagworms Taking on Trees: Beginning today’s show is Blaine Stroble, Northeast community district forester with the Kansas Forest Service, to discuss bagworms and how they damage trees but also be managed.

Bagworms

KansasForests.org

00:12:05 – April Statewide and Campus Update: K-State’s Ernie Minton keeps the show rolling by discussing his monthly Statewide e-newsletter. He also mentions what is currently taking place on K-State’s Manhattan campus.

April Statewide

Link to subscribe to Statewide newsletter

KLA.org

00:23:05 – Cleaning the Landscape After a Storm: Cynthia Domenghini, a horticulture and garden management instructor in Kansas State University’s Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources, ends today’s show by providing information for cleaning up a storm-damaged landscape.

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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 Shelby Varner 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