• A review of insect pests active in Kansas crop fields

• Agricultural news

• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”

00:01:30 – Crop Insect Pest Review:  K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth takes a look at numerous insect pests which are currently active in Kansas crop fields, and offers advice to growers on making insecticide treatment decisions and other management considerations:  in this first segment, he addresses armyworms and cutworms in newly-seeded wheat, potato leaf hoppers in alfalfa.

00:12:51 – Crop Insect Pest Review (Part 2):  Continued discussion with K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth; here, he takes a close look at sugarcane aphids and chinch bugs in grain sorghum, and stem borers and bean leaf beetles in soybeans.

00:24:15 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:34 – "Stop, Look and Listen":  K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.

 

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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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