• Website Launched for Crop Performance Tests
• Green Cloverworms and Crop Pests are Slowing Down
• Focus Points for Dairy Producers

 

00:01:05 – Website Launched for Crop Performance Tests: Beginning today’s show is Ignacio Ciampitti, K-State farming systems specialist and director of research for ID3A, as he explains the recently released website that allows farmers to have easier access to K-State’s crop performance tests.

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00:12:05 – Green Cloverworms and Crop Pests are Slowing Down: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, keeps the show rolling with an update on pests in Kansas. He talks about green cloverworms, armyworms, army cutworms and grasshoppers.

 

00:23:05 – Focus Points for Dairy Producers: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show as he looks at some of the trends and areas where Kansas producers might want to focus moving forward. 

 

 

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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.

 

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