 Extension Agricultural Agent Perspectives Post-Planting Tree Care     00:01:09--Extension Ag Agent Perspectives (part 1)--Conversations with more county and district Extension agricultural agents who are in Manhattan this week for the 2021 K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference...discussing with them what kind of a year it has been for their local farmers and ranchers, what challenges lay ahead for those producers in 2022, and what Extension outreach programs they're putting forth on behalf of agriculture in their locations: the first segment features Rod and Ryan Schaub of the Frontier Extension District in east-central Kansas     00:12:09--Extension Ag Agent Perspectives (part 2) --The second of today’s segments with Extension agricultural agents features Rachael Brooke and Cody Miller of the Phillips-Rooks Extension District in north-central Kansas     00:23:09--Post-planting Tree Care--On this week's horticulture segment, the second part of a discussion on planting landscape trees in the fall with K-State forester Charlie Barden:  this week, he talks about tree placement at the planting site and post-planting care             Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

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1050--Local Agriculture Year-in-Review…Landscape Tree Planting Guidance

 Economic Impact of Ag Research at K-State Crop Production in West Plains Extension District Stop, Look and Listen   00:01:00 – Economic Impact of Ag Research at K-State: The dean of the College of Agriculture at K-State, Ernie Minton, and the senior director of Teconomy Partners, Simon Tripp, discuss the economic impact of agriculture research at K-State on the Kansas and regional agricultural sectors...based on an extensive analysis of the returns to public dollars invested in the university's research initiatives:  they say the data reinforces the need for further investment into land-grant agriculture research facilities   00:12:00 – Crop Production in West Plains Extension District: The first of this week's series with county and district Extension agriculture agents who are in Manhattan for the K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference:  today, West Plains Extension District agricultural agent Renee Tuttle talks about the crop production year in Scott and Finney counties, and a couple of the Extension programs she's conducting there   00:23:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1049 – Economic Impact of Ag Research at K-State … Crop Production in West Plains District

 Wheat Fungicide Study USDA Program Briefing Baleage as Dairy Forage   00:01:09—Wheat Fungicide Study-- K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato goes over the findings of a two-tiered study of foliar fungicide applications to winter wheat in the spring, for protection against rust diseases and other pathogens...he combined results from a direct farmer survey on their fungicide use with multiple years of K-State field trials to come up with several important conclusions on the value of employing fungicide treatments in varying situations     00:18:03—USDA Program Briefing-- Agricultural program specialist Tonya Ackerman of the Farm Service Agency provides an update on three USDA programs of interest to Kansas producers:  the availability of marketing assistance loans on stored grain, the results of the latest Conservation Reserve Program sign-up in Kansas, and the opportunities under the Dairy Margin Coverage program     00:23:07—Baleage as Dairy Forage-- On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk takes a look at putting up fall forage as high-moisture "baleage"           Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1048—Benefits of Employing Wheat Foliar Fungicides…C-R-P Acceptance Announced

 Livestock Market Update Joint Study for Weed Control Previewing K-State Swine Day   00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University offers his latest insight on the cattle markets:  he discusses whether the fed cattle market is finally poised for improvement, as has been anticipated for some time, and he looks at the prospects for wheat pasture this fall and winter, and how the numbers on wheat grazing profitability are shaping up   00:12:00 – Joint Study for Weed Control: K-State weed ecologist Anita Dille talks about a new project she's conducting, along with peers at the University of Nebraska and University of Wisconsin:  by way of a special survey, they are studying producer strategies for weed control in corn and soybean production and the weed escapes that often occur...they are also assessing farmer interest in the new herbicide spraying technologies   00:23:00 – Previewing K-State Swine Day: K-State swine specialist Mike Tokach previews the 2021 K-State Swine Day being held November 18th on the campus     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1047 – Livestock Market Update … Joint Study for Weed Control

 U.S. Economy and Grain Market Impacts International Grain Trade Issues Domestic Grain Supply and Demand Factors A recording of a special Grain Market Outlook Forum that was held as part of the Commodity Tailgate event at Kansas State University on Saturday, October 16th, at the International Grains Program Center on the campus.  It featured:  K-State agricultural economist Allen Featherstone on the macroeconomic forces at work currently and their impact on the grain markets The senior economist with the IGP Institute at K-State, Guy Allen, commenting on the current dynamics of international grain trade and some of the issues at hand, including extremely high overseas shipping rates K-State grain market economist Dan O’Brien, discussing domestic grain supply and demand factors presently influencing grain prices afforded to producers   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1046—SPECIAL PODCAST: Grain Market Outlook Forum

 Grain Market Update Pre-Harvest Soybean Dry-Down Kansas Agricultural Weather   00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien compares current grain bids at local Kansas elevators to forward contracts on 2022 production at those same locations as an indication of market direction, and he talks about the potential market impact of the new soybean crush plant to be built in southeast Kansas   00:12:00 – Pre-Harvest Soybean Dry-Down: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti talks about the pace of soybean crop dry-down before harvest, given the cooler and wetter weather many parts of Kansas have experienced over the last week...he tells what producers can expect, based on previous studies of in-field soybean drying rate   00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: From the Weather Data Library at Kansas State University, meteorologist Chip Redmond reports on Kansas agricultural weather   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.  

1045 – Grain Market Update … Pre-Harvest Soybean Dry-Down

 Fall Feedgrain Weed Control Grain Shipping Complications Landscape Tree Planting     00:01:10—Fall Feedgrain Weed Control--K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster discusses fall-applied herbicides for winter annual weed control in fields which will be planted to corn or grain sorghum next spring...she talks about how the fall treatment sets the stage for effective control, and which herbicide choices best fit this strategy       00:12:06—Grain Shipping Complications--The senior economist with the IGP Institute at K-State, Guy Allen, takes a closer look at rising cost of ocean freight as a contributing factor to major grain shipment issues around the world...and how those are weighing on the grain markets:  that will be among the international grain trade topics that he'll be discussing at a special grain economics outlook forum this Saturday at K-State       00:23:06—Landscape Tree Planting--On this week's horticulture segment, K-State forester Charlie Barden talks about planting landscape ornamental trees in the fall, in the first of a two-part series:  today, he addresses well-adapted tree species selection and planting site preparation         Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1044—Fall Herbicide Treatment Strategy…International Grain Trade Issues

 Invasive Tree Control in Pastures Kansas Income Tax Institutes Stop, Look and Listen   00:01:00 – Invasive Tree Control in Pastures: K-State pasture management specialist Walt Fick talks about control of invasive trees in pastures here in the fall, by either of two methods:  the basal bark treatment or cut-stump application...he goes over the recommended herbicide products for each approach, as well as the application technique for assuring good control   00:12:00 – Kansas Income Tax Institutes: Roger McEowen, professor of agricultural law and taxation at the Washburn University School of Law, and K-State agricultural economist Rich Llewlyn preview the series of Kansas Income Tax Institutes being conducted by K-State Agricultural Economics in the coming weeks   00:23:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1043 – Invasive Tree Control in Pastures … Kansas Income Tax Institutes

 Livestock Emissions Research Emissions Mitigation Approaches Dairy Calf Protection   00:01:09—Livestock Emissions Research-- A conversation with the presenter of the Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture last evening at K-State: University of Califormia-Davis Extension livestock air quality specialist Frank Mitloehner talks about his two decades of research on emissions from livestock production facilities, and how to mitigate them…he says that mitigation technologies and strategies can be a win for producers as well as the environment     00:12:08—Emissions Mitigation Approaches—More from the University of California-Davis’ Frank Mitloehner, as he shares his findings on the positive impacts of capturing methane from dairies and converting waste into usable energy for powering vehicles…and he discusses how methane emissions from beef cattle feedlots might be addressed     00:23:06—Dairy Calf Protection-- On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk promotes one approach to keeping dairy calves warm and healthy during the colder fall and winter weather

1042—Addressing Livestock Emissions Via Technology…Outfitting Dairy Calves for Winter

 Livestock Market Update KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget Tool K-State Fall Forestry Field Day   00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, talks about the factors that are keeping the market from trending higher, as many have anticipated. She also discusses the decision of retaining vs. selling fall-weaned calves, and what the market is signaling   00:12:00 – KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget Tool: K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid talks about trends in cow-calf production costs in Kansas, based on Kansas Farm Management Association data...and she directs producers to a very helpful tool called the KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget, for analyzing an operation's potential income, costs and profitability   00:23:00 – K-State Fall Forestry Field Day: This week's K-State agricultural events calendar includes a final preview of this week’s K-State Fall Forestry Field Day   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.  

1041 – Livestock Market Update … KSU Detailed Cow-Calf Budget Tool

 Grain Market Update USDA Program Updates Kansas Agricultural Weather   00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien reports on the latest local grain bids around Kansas, and the incentive to sell vs. store new crop grain...and he talks about the dramatic surge in fertilizer prices amid concerns about supply availability, and how that may influence planting decisions next spring...during his weekly segment on the grain price trends   00:12:00 – USDA Program Updates: The acting state director of the Farm Service Agency, Chuck Pettijohn, covers several USDA program items, including the ARC-PLC payments on 2020 crop production that are now being distributed to producers...and he talks about how recent federal decisions on pandemic protocols are impacting local FSA offices and the services they provide to producers   00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: From the Weather Data Library at Kansas State University, meteorologist Chip Redmond reports on Kansas agricultural weather   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1040 – Grain Market Update … USDA Program Updates

 Wheat after Row Crops Following Sorghum with Wheat Mysterious Cedar Loss   00:01:06--Wheat after Row Crops--K-State cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom takes a close look at no-till-planting wheat into row-crop stubble immediately after fall harvest:  multiple years of K-State research have resulted in several recommendations for establishing that new wheat stand, including adjustments to seeding rates, seed placement depth, and starter fertilizer applications     00:12:08--Following Sorghum with Wheat--K-State’s Kraig Roozeboom talks about research he has done on using a desiccant to terminate a grain sorghum crop for earlier harvest to accommodate no-till wheat planting afterward, saying that can pay off in improved wheat yields     00:22:52--Mysterious Cedar Loss-- On this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist Ward Upham explains what's behind the sudden loss of Atlas cedar trees and other landscape ornamentals in the past few weeks...he points to an unusual weather event last fall as the reason for those losses         Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1039—Advice on Wheat Planting after Fall Harvest…Explaining Dying Landscape Cedars

 County ARC Payment Rates Determined ARC-PLC Payments To Be Delivered Soon Stop, Look and Listen   00:01:00 – County ARC Payment Rates Determined: K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid discusses the USDA Agricultural Risk Coverage program payments soon to be disbursed to crop producers for 2020 crop production...she reports that the county ARC payment rates have now been determined, and are posted by way of an interactive map that can be found at www.agmanager.info   00:09:00 – ARC-PLC Payments To Be Delivered Soon: K-State's Robin Reid talks about the ARC-PLC market price projections for 2022 crop production, and how that information can be useful to producers as they plan for the ARC-PLC sign up next spring...and the acting state director of the Farm Service Agency, Chuck Pettijohn, reports that those 2020 ARC-PLC payments will indeed be delivered to producers very soon, now that Congress has extended federal funding availability   00:16:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.  

1038 – County ARC Payment Rates Determined … ARC-PLC Payments To Be Delivered Soon

 Livestock Toxicology Project Veterinary Toxicology Training Dairy Methane Digesters   00:01:12--Livestock Toxicology Project--Veterinary toxicologist Steve Ensley and production medicine veterinarian Bob Larson of K-State outline a new initiative out of the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, funded by a new USDA grant, which will greatly enhance the response to livestock toxicity cases, such as blue-green algae or prussic acid poisoning...they'll be developing an information "hotline" in the hopes of reducing livestock losses     00:09:08--Veterinarian Toxicology Training--K-State’s Bob Larson and Steve Ensley talk more about this new veterinary toxicology training and outreach program soon to debut at K-State…on this segment, they discuss the new resources that will be developed for in-field veterinarians on responding to livestock poisoning incidents     00:16:08--Dairy Methane Digesters--On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk talks about channeling herd waste into methane digesters to earn added revenue for the operation       Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

1037—Improving Livestock Poisoning Response…Adding to Dairy Income

 Livestock Market Update Receiving Rations for Shipped-In Calves K-State AS&I Family and Friends Reunion   00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor comments on the current cattle market trends...as part of that, he offers some thoughts on the numbers often cited on beef producer market share, which he says can be misleading if not carefully considered   00:09:00 – Receiving Rations for Shipped-In Calves: A guest speaker at K-State's 2021 Beef Stocker Field Day last Thursday:  West Texas A&M University feedlot management scientist John Richeson talks about a new approach to receiving rations for shipped-in calves...based on a high-energy ration in lieu of strictly a forage-based ration   00:16:00 – K-State AS&I Family and Friends Reunion: The head of the Animal Sciences and Industry Department at K-State, Mike Day, previews the department's 2021 Family and Friends Reunion coming up on Friday, October 15th   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.  

1036 – Livestock Market Update … Receiving Rations for Shipped-In Calves

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout the state. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. Kansas State University has produced daily, ag-related broadcasts since KSAC radio first went on the air in 1924. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

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