• Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ethical Wildlife Harvest
• Early Planting Soybean Research
• How Many Dairy Heifers Do You Need?

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ethical Wildlife Harvest: K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken kick off today’s show with part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode. This week the pair converse about ethical and responsible harvest.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

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00:12:05 – Early Planting Soybean Research: Keeping today’s show moving is Eric Adee, K-State agronomist in charge of the Kansas River Valley and East Central Kansas experiment fields, as he explains research that he has been working on that looks into early planting soybeans.

 

00:23:05 – How Many Dairy Heifers Do You Need?: Mike Brouk, K-State dairy specialist, ends the show explaining how dairy farmers can use what’s called the “heifer completion rate” to help determine how large their heifer production needs to be every year.

 

 

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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