1647 - Grass for Wildlife...Cattle on Cover Crops

Fins, Fur and Feathers: Grass Management Grazing Cover Crops Feed Bunk Management   00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Grass Management: Kicking off today’s show is K-State's Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with another episode of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast. This week they discuss grass management for wildlife and how livestock can play a beneficial role. Fins, Fur and Feathers Drew Ricketts: [email protected]  Joe Gerken: [email protected]    00:12:05 – Grazing Cover Crops: Sandy Johnson, K-State beef reproduction specialist, and John Holman, K-State cropping systems and forage agronomist, continue the show by talking through reminders for people wanting cattle to graze cover crops. Does Grazing Cover Crops Impact Soil Properties? Managing Spring-Planted Cover Crops for Grazing Sandy Johnson: [email protected]  John Holman: [email protected]  KSRE Bookstore   00:23:05 – Feed Bunk Management: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk finishes today’s show with the importance of proper feed bunk management and how the use of cameras and feed pushers can help prevent the feed bunk from becoming dry.     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].   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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan