• The weekly cattle market update

• Developing alternate water resources for cattle

• Agricultural news headlines

• A preview of the upcoming 4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge …

00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update:  The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, discusses what's going on in the cattle markets:  she points to the boxed beef trade as the lead influencer in the markets in the weeks ahead, and he goes over the LMIC's new analysis of the hay market, and where hay prices may be headed as winter approaches.

00:12:53 – Alternate Water Resources for Cattle:  K-State watershed specialist Ron Graber offers some thoughts on developing alternate water resources for cattle, as the prolonged dry weather has severely drawn down farm ponds and small streams...he urges producers to come up with long-term solutions to those water shortages, saying that K-State Research and Extension has loads of helpful information on the subject.

00:24:19 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:28 – 4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge:  K-State 4-H specialist Anissa Jepsen previews the upcoming 4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge taking place November 14 in Manhattan.

 

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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 Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.