•      Beef Exports Are Down While Imports Are Up
•      Soybean Research in Nebraska
•      Coyotes in Urban Areas

 

00:01:00 – Beef Exports Are Down While Imports Are Up: We begin this week’s programming with our cattle market update. This week we are joined by director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock. She shares insight on the last week’s market changes and talks through recently released export data for January.

00:12:00 – Soybean Research in Nebraska: Associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, David Hyten, recently visited K-State to serve as the 36th Annual Elmer G. Heyne Crop Science lecturer. He joins us to discuss his long term research in soybean genetics and how he hopes to genetically improve soybeans to be more successful in Nebraska.

 

00:23:00 – Coyotes in Urban Areas: K-State wildlife specialist, Drew Ricketts, concludes today’s show with this week’s wildlife segment. Today he discusses urban coyotes and difficulties we face when managing 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 Samantha Bennett 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.