On today’s episode: Crop Production Specialist Ignacio Ciampitti joins us for the first half of the program to talk about corn and soybean planting; ag news; and wildlife specialist Charlie Lee tells us about the predator/prey relationship between king snakes and copperheads. 

00:00:00 – Corn Planting: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti tackles several spring row crop planting topics of interest to corn and soybean growers:  corn planting progress in Kansas to date, and some of the planting issues that producers are still encountering;  what, if any, problems the recent cold weather may have created for newly-emerged corn.

00:11:19 – Soybean Planting: Part II with Ignacio Ciampitti – Recommendations on soybean planting dates by maturity group; and what K-State research says about the effect of row spacing on soybean yields

00:22:49 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:31:13 – King Snakes and Copperheads: K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee looks at the predator/prey relationship between king snakes and copperheads, which may explain why the population of one species is growing while the other is declining 

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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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