• Meat is Having Its Moment
• Summer Youth Opportunities
• Ticks and Thrips

 

00:01:05 – Meat is Having Its Moment: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off the show with a cattle market update. He mentions macroeconomic issues that are impacting the cattle market and how meat is having its moment.

Glynn on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – Summer Youth Opportunities: Keeping the show rolling is Beth Hinshaw and Amy Collins with Kansas 4-H as they discuss activities youth and 4-Hers have the opportunity to participate in this summer.

Kansas4h.org

 

00:23:05 – Ticks and Thrips: K-State crop entomologist, Jeff Whitworth, wraps up today’s show as he explains how thrips, ticks and mosquitoes could be bothering people.

 

 

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