• Topdress fertilizer for winter wheat

• Conservation Reserve Program

• Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines”

• "Trapping" deer antler sheds…

00:01:30 – Topdress Fertilizer for Winter Wheat:  K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz offers considerations on topdress fertilizer for winter wheat, give the state of the crop currently...he says that producers should think not only about topdressing nitrogen, but possibly sulfur and chloride where needed as well.

00:12:51 – Conservation Reserve Program:  On the latest FSA Coffee Talk, agricultural program specialist Carla Wicoff of the Farm Service Agency reminds producers of the latest opportunity to enroll acreage in the general Conservation Reserve Program, which closes February 12th...she goes over what practices and criteria will be evaluated for enrollment...she also talks about what's available under the continuous CRP.

00:24:17 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines."

00:32:27 – “Trapping” Deer Antler Sheds:  former K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee talks about the practice of "trapping" deer antler sheds, and why he strongly discourages it.

 

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