Guest for the week is Romulo Lollato ([email protected]) and he talks about managing wheat for both a grazeable pasture and harvesting for grain (dual-purpose wheat production system). For more specifics about management options, please go to these resources:

https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3375.pdf

https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3312.pdf

https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/services/crop-performance-tests/winter-wheat/2021-wheat-performance-tests.html

http://wheat.okstate.edu/variety-testing

Ron Graber ([email protected]) is guest for the week talking about preparing pens for the coming winter feeding months.

What do taste panels and scientific data indicate about ground beef versus some of the plant-based ground beef alternatives?? Data from KSU as presented by MS candidate Lane Egger discuss just what people think of these atlernative meat products on this weeks podcast. For detailed figures that supplement the podcast, go to www.southeast.ksu.edu and click on programs and beef cattle. The slide deck that corresponds to this talk can be found there.

Bruno Pedreira ([email protected]) was guest for the week talking about fertility in hay fields and research conducted on crabgrass and bermudagrass. He also addresses haying management for quality forages. Supplementary slides can be found at www.southeast.ksu.edu under programs and beef cattle, if you would like to see exact forage yield numbers.

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, Beef Specialist with Kansas State talks about 5 studies she has conducted with feeding of essential oils/spices to cattle on grass and the effects seen on gains and use as a fly and tick control. For data slides please go to www.southeast.ksu.edu and click on the programs tab and Beef Cattle.

Cassandra Olds ([email protected]) was guest for the week talking about life cycle of horn flies, in particular, and fly control methods, especially in the late summer.

Guest was Dr. Mike Brouk ([email protected]) and he talks about planning for harvesting, storing, and feeding silage - including a discussion on salvaging failed crops as silage.

Guest for the week was Warren Rusche ([email protected]) as he talks about using early weaning as a strategic management practise in cow-calf operations, not just a drought management tool.