• Nutrient Management for Winter Wheat
• Agricultural Law Update
• Mile McKee Remembered
• Stop, Look and Listen

 

00:01:00 – Nutrient Management for Winter Wheat: K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz talks about planning the nutrient management for this next winter wheat crop as planting time approaches...what nutrients should be sampled for, and the best strategies for addressing nutrient deficiencies

 

00:12:00 – Agricultural Law Update: Agricultural law professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law talks about recent court decisions regarding the constitutionality of two key matters of interest to production agriculture:  commodity checkoff programs and state laws protecting livestock operations from those attempting to access their property under false pretenses

 

00:23:00 – Miles McKee Remembered: A tribute to long-time K-State animal science teacher and adviser Miles McKee, a legendary figure in the Kansas livestock sector who passed away earlier this week

00:31:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van der Hoeven provides his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas

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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.

 

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.