• The weekly cattle market update

• Holding back one or more weaned calves, for family or local beef needs

• Agricultural news headlines

• Training 4-H youth and volunteers to serve as facilitators for discussing difficult issues…

00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update:  Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University provides this week's insight on the cattle markets:  he discusses why cash and futures cattle prices seem to be trending in different directions, and he talks about the competitiveness of beef in this year's holiday meat demand arena.

00:12:52 – Beef Cattle Institute Podcast:  Excerpts from the latest Cattle Chat podcast from the K-State Beef Cattle Institute, looking at holding back and feeding a weaned calf, or a few calves, for family or local beef needs...the panel offers thoughts on making that work, including K-State veterinarians Brad White and Bob Larson, cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber, livestock economist Dustin Pendell and cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster.

00:24:16 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:30 – 4-H Community Conversations:  Kansas 4-H alumnus and coordinator of the Community Conversations project, Jaryth Barten, provides an overview of the program and how they are training 4-H youth and volunteers to serve as facilitators for discussing difficult issues.

 

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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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