• Strategies for beef producers, in the face of reduced forage options

• Summer soybean pests

• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update

• Slow fruit set in the vegetable garden…

00:01:30 – Adjusting for Dry Conditions:  K-State beef specialist Dale Blasi says cattle producers in western Kansas are experiencing abnormally dry conditions and may lack available forage. As a result, they’re going to have to be ready to make some quick decisions about calf nutrition and management strategies.

00:12:55 – Summer Soybean Pests:  K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth is getting calls from soybean growers asking about early season pests – something he says routinely happens this time of year because the growers are using herbicide to control weeds.

00:24:20 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, including this week’s Kansas soybean update.

00:32:16 – Slow Fruit Set in the Vegetable Garden:  K-State horticulturist Ward Upham has information on why some gardeners might be having trouble with vegetables that are blooming but not setting fruit. He says there are several possible reasons.

 

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