• Adapting facial recognition technology to identify cattle

• The latest Cattle Chat podcast

• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update

• Planting spring-flowering bulbs…

00:01:30 – Facial Recognition… For Cattle:  K-State beef cattle scientist KC Olson tells of an emerging new method of livestock identification that K-State has had a hand in developing...it utilizes facial recognition technology by way of an app that is expected to be unveiled this fall, and he believes this to be a major step forward in the cause of cattle disease traceability.

00:12:55 – Cattle Chat Podcast:  K-State agricultural economist Dustin Pendell and K-State veterinarians Brad White and Bob Larson discuss how cow-calf producers can use the USDA's Livestock Risk Protection Program as a means of managing the market risk of an operation...their comments are from the recent Cattle Chat podcast out of the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State.

00:24:20 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, including this week’s Kansas soybean update.

00:32:24 – Landscape and Garden Insects:  Riley County Extension horticulture agent Gregg Eyestone goes over the techniques that lead to successful planting of spring-flowering bulbs in the fall.

 

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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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