Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. 

00:01:54 - Crops and Heat: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti discusses the potential effect of the recent oppressive heat on row crops in Kansas, with corn being the most vulnerable at the moment...he goes over the variables that could lead to substandard corn pollination, and covers the heat impacts on grain sorghum and soybeans as well, including double-cropped stands.

00:23:04 - Beef Repro Workshop: K-State beef cattle specialist Sandy Johnson previews the 2017 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium, which K-State will host in late August....this is a prime opportunity for beef cattle producers, veterinarians and others to pick up on the very latest on A-I and embryo transfer management and other aspects of beef reproduction systems ... plus, Greg Akagi presents this week’s edition of the Kansas Soybean Update.

00:31:35 - Ornamental Flower Trials: For this week's horticulture segment, K-State ornamental horticulturist Cheryl Boyer reports on several of the ornamental flower varieties that are rating highly in K-State's evaluation trials this year.