Join us this week as we talk southern rust and tv shows. We also visit with new extension beef specialist Katie VanValin.

This week we are talking about disease pressure in corn with Dr. Kiersten Wise from UK's Grain and Forage Center of Excellence in Princeton, KY. We also discuss the virtual Corn, Soybean and Tobacco Field Day coming up!

This week we talk about rain, do a little garden bragging, and finally are joined by UK Ag Economics Extension Specialist Jordan Shockley to talk about managing machinery costs on the farm.

We chat with Kevin Laurent, Beef Extension Specialist at UKREC to discuss the new PVAP program, CPH-45 and preconditioning cattle in KY. We also chat about utilizing stockpiled fescue in different ways. We get an update on weekend flooding and Saharan Dust.

This week we talk about how us farm dad's really enjoyed getting rain for father's day this year. We also spent some time talking to central Kentucky farmers Ryan Bivens and Phillip Rogers about how this years wheat crop is shaping up.

On this weeks show we are talking local crop conditions and Victory Gardens. We also spend some time talking about one of our most common calls this time of year which is pond concerns.

In this week's episode we talk with Extension Specialist Dr. Travis Legleiter about sudden changes to Dicamba herbicide labels. We chat with LaRue County Ag teacher and FFA advisor Chris Thomas about what's going on with FFA programs and projects this summer. We also talk about preventing hay barn fires and a few other things we've had come across our desks this week!

When the sun shines, talk hay! Isn’t that how the saying goes? Join us this week as we discuss summer annuals (mainly crabgrass), making baleage, and making hay quality hay with UK Forage Specialists Dr. Chris Teutsch, and Dr. Jimmy Henning.

If you have questions about Corona Virus Food Assistance Program, this is the show to listen to. We chat with Dr. Will Snell and Dr. Kenny Burdine, UK Extension Economists, and the State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency in Kentucky, Brian Lacefield. Each give a good perspective and things to expect when working with, and applying for the CFAP program.

This week we chat about buttercup EVERYWHERE, grain crops coming out of the freeze, and decisions on wheat. We also each visit with a local farmer and get their perspectives on how the pandemic has affected their operations and what is in store for them going forward.