• Cover Crop Research
• The Latest FSA Coffee Talk
• Agricultural News
• Aerating Farm Ponds

00:01:00 – Cover Crop Research: K-State soil scientist Augustine Obour reports on his latest cover crop field research...he's been evaluating an array of cool-season cover crops for their forage productivity and soil health impacts in a fallow cropping system...and he's discovered a number of positives associated with those cover crops

 

00:12:00 – The Latest FSA Coffee Talk: Agricultural program chief Todd Barrows of the Farm Service Agency offers several reminders to producers about USDA programs...he discusses the upcoming ARC and PLC payments on 2020 crop production, and he advises producers to update their required farm operating plans this fall

 

00:23:00 – Ag news: Eric Atkinson covers the day’s agricultural news headlines

 

00:31:00 – Aerating Farm Ponds: Former K-State Wildlife specialist Charlie Lee takes a look at farm pond aeration systems, comparing the types of aeration and their benefits.

 

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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.

 

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extensio.n offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan