• The Value of Cover Crops, Part 1
• The Value of Cover Crops, Part 2
• Lawn and Garden Pests

 

00:01:05 – The Value of Cover Crops, Part 1: Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, and Stacie Minson, K-State watershed specialist, and Jeremy Kootz, producer in Ellsworth County, start the show as they explain the value they see for cover crops. The talk about it from a soil health, water quality and farmer perspective to understand why they have chosen cover crops. They have this conversation in the first two segments of the show.

 

00:12:05 – The Value of Cover Crops, Part 2: Logan, Stacie and Jeremy continue the show and their conversation.

 

00:23:05 – Lawn and Garden Pests: Ending the show is this week's lawn and garden segment from K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd as he discusses fall armyworms, mimosa webworms, cicada killers and grubs. 

 

 

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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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