• Predation of Livestock, Part 1
• Predation of Livestock, Part 2
• How Dairy Size Has Changed

 

00:01:05 – Predation of Livestock, Part 1: Beginning today’s show is two segments about predation and how it affects livestock with K-State Extension wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts. He discusses the different kinds of predators in Kansas, the economic impacts of them and control strategies for producers.

 

00:12:05 – Predation of Livestock, Part 2: Drew Ricketts resumes his conversation about predation in the second segment.

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00:23:05 – How Dairy Size Has Changed: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show looking at how dairy farm sizes have changed over the past 25 years and what that means for today’s dairy producers.

 

 

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