• Continued Cattle Market Strength
• Diversifying Farm Income
• Identifying Wildlife from Pictures

 

00:01:05 – Continued Cattle Market Strength: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off today's show with a cattle market update as he discusses the current market, meat demand and the impact of macroeconomic topics. 

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00:12:05 – Diversifying Farm Income: Keeping the show moving is Lettie Nickell a farmer, rancher and entrepreneur from Johnson, Kansas as she explains how she diversified her family farm's income.

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Wheat Streak Mosaic Complex

 

00:23:05 – Identifying Wildlife from Pictures: K-State wildlife specialist, Drew Ricketts, ends the show sharing what steps wildlife experts go through to identify critters from photos and videos.   

 

 

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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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