• The latest outlook on diseases in the current winter wheat crop

• Observations on final corn seeding decisions

• The latest agricultural news

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

00:01:30 – Winter Wheat Disease Outlook:  K-State wheat disease specialists Kelsey Andersen and Erick DeWolf discuss the latest outlook on diseases in the current winter wheat crop, taking under consideration the extreme cold weather that took place in February...as part of that, they talk about how the "deep freeze" in Texas may have affected the chances for rust disease issues later on in the Kansas wheat crop.

00:12:47 – Corn Seeding Decisions:  K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti offers some input on making final corn seeding decisions, based on expected field conditions in the spring and early summer...he offers up considerations on planting dates, seeding rates and row spacing.

00:24:12 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:23 – "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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