• Law and Tax Considerations for Agriculture
• Federal Open Market Committee Announcement
• Bulls Versus Cows Body Condition Scoring

 

00:01:05 – Law and Tax Considerations for Agriculture: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show as he talks about potential issues for farmers and ranchers involving trade or business activity, basis, like-kind exchanges and croppers.

Trade or Business; Income Tax Basis; Cropper; and Like-Kind Exchanges

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00:12:05 – Federal Open Market Committee Announcement: K-State’s Brady Brewer and Brian Briggeman keep the show moving as they discuss the Federal Open Market Committee rate announcement. The pair breaks down what it means, what other factors could be at play and its impact to agriculture.

 

00:23:05 – Bulls Versus Cows Body Condition Scoring: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White, Brian Lubbers and Phillip Lancaster conclude the show with part of their Cattle Chat podcast. They converse about body condition scores for bulls versus cows.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

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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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