• Livestock Market Update
• Growing Season Burning
• Agricultural News
• Kansas 4-H Update

 

00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: -State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor is featured on this week's cattle market segment:  in addition to his review of last week's price trends, he provides an update from his Meat Demand Monitor survey of beef consumption across the country, saying that the beef industry needs to watch out-of-home dining trends very carefully in the weeks ahead

00:12:00 – Growing Season Burning: Fire management specialist Dennis Carlson of the Kansas Forest Service at K-State discusses the merits of conducting prescribed pasture burns in the latter part of the summer...highlighting the safety factor of burning at this time of the year

 

00:23:00 – Agricultural News: Eric Atkinson has today’s agricultural news headlines

00:31:00 – Kansas 4-H Update: K-State 4-H specialist Diane Mack and Extension 4-H agents Jill Martinson and Nora Rhodes preview an upcoming training webinar for 4-H volunteers

 

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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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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