• An initiative to improve land-grant university research

• Field sprayer cleanout following herbicide applications

• An update from the Hard Winter Wheat Tour

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

00:01:30 – Improving Land-Grant University Research:  The dean of the College of Agriculture at K-State, Ernie Minton, and the vice-president for agricultural programs at Oklahoma State University, Tom Coon, discuss an initiative that brings to light a critical need for agricultural research infrastructure improvements at land-grant universities across the nation, including K-State and OSU.

00:13:00 – Field Sprayer Cleanout:  K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster is joined by Purdue University weed specialist Bill Johnson to talk about field sprayer cleanout following herbicide applications...they say that process has become increasingly important with the ever-changing herbicide lineup available to producers.

00:24:27 – Wheat Tour Update:  K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato reports from the second day of the Hard Winter Wheat Tour of Kansas and adjacent states.

00:32:55 – "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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