• Choosing a pre-emergence herbicide program for corn stands

• An agricultural law update

• The latest agricultural news

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

00:01:30 – Pre-Emergence Herbicide for Corn:  K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster goes over the multiple considerations when mapping out a pre-emergence herbicide program for corn stands...she talks about the categories of herbicides labeled for pre-emergence treatments and how they tend to perform, emphasizing their particular modes of action.

00:12:54 – Agricultural Law Update:  Agricultural law professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law talks about the part of the federal tax code which addresses farm business asset sales, known as Section 1231...and he discusses how this can be of great benefit to agricultural producers, as long as its provisions are met.

00:24:17 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:31 – "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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