Agriculture Today Kansas State University

Positive Grain Markets Tar Spot Confirmed in Kansas for 2024 Rainfall Across Kansas  
00:01:05 – Positive Grain Markets: K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, kicks off today’s show explaining what we are seeing in the grain market and contributing international factors. 
Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info
 
00:12:05 – Tar Spot Confirmed in Kansas for 2024: Continuing the show is Rodrigo Onofre, K-State row crop plant pathology specialist, with information on the conformation of tar spot in Kansas for 2024. We are also joined by Ron Wilson, director of Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development, with a Kansas profile on Sunflower Summer.

Low Levels of Tar Spot have been Confirmed in Kansas
corn.ipmpipe.org/tarspot/
cropprotectionnetwork.org
Sunflowersummer.org
 
00:23:05 – Rainfall Across Kansas: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, ends the show today with a weather update. He says what when Kansans can expect the weather to warm up.  
Animal Comfort on Mesonet.ksu.edu
 
 
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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 Shelby Varner 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

Prevention and Treatment of Pink Eye K-State Groundbreakings, Grants and Donations Choosing the Landscape  
00:01:05 – Prevention and Treatment of Pink Eye: Starting today’s show is K-State veterinarian, Gregg Hanzlicek, to discuss pink eye in cattle. He talks about the causes, symptoms and what producers can do to treat it.
 
00:12:05 – K-State Groundbreakings, Grants and Donations: Ernie Minton, director of K-State Research and Extension and dean of K-State’s college of agriculture, continues the show by reviewing his recent Statewide e-newsletter that says what is happening in and around campus.
May Statewide
Link to subscribe to Statewide newsletter
 
00:23:05 – Choosing the Landscape: K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent for Riley County, Gregg Eyestone, finishes today’s show with options for garden and home landscapes.   
 
 
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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 Shelby Varner 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

Shortage of Attorneys in Rural Communities Tank Mixing Using Cover Crops for Livestock  
00:01:05 – Shortage of Attorneys in Rural Communities: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show by discussing the shortage of attorneys in rural and agriculture communities and how they are working to help change that.
Roger.mceowen@washburnlaw.edu 
Washburnlaw.edu/WALTR
 
00:12:05 – Tank Mixing: Keeping today’s show rolling is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster with reminders for producers as they are doing tank mixes. 
 
00:23:05 – Using Cover Crops for Livestock: The show concludes with K-State’s Brad White, Dustin Pendell, Phillip Lancaster and Bob Larson with another segment from the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast. Pendell quizzes the others on a recent report from the USDA about using cover crops in livestock production.  
BCI Cattle Chat Podcast
Bovine Science with BCI Podcast
Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu
 
 
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 Shelby Varner 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

Fins, Fur and Feathers: Blue-Green Algae Annual Forage Insurance Details Transporting Dairy Cattle  
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Blue-Green Algae: Kicking off today’s show is K-State's Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with a new episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers where they converse about blue-green algae and its concerns.
Blue Green Algae and Harmful Algal Blooms
Fins, Fur and Feathers
K-State Wildlife
 
00:12:05 – Annual Forage Insurance Details: K-State’s Jenny Ifft and John Holman continue the show as they discuss how annual forage insurance is different this year and what decisions need to be made when enrolling.
Annual Forage Insurance: Policy Basics and Interval Selection
 
00:23:05 – Transporting Dairy Cattle: The detection of HPAI in dairy cattle will have an impact on transporting lactating dairy cows to county fairs and other events this summer. K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends today’s show by reviewing the safety measures that have been put in place.
 
 
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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 Shelby Varner 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

May Meat Demand Monitor Corn Pests: Corn Rootworm and Earworm Faces in Agriculture: Laura Haffner  
00:01:05 – May Meat Demand Monitor: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, begins today’s show with a cattle market update. He explains movements in the market, higher daily price limits and his new Meat Demand Monitor report.
Glynn on AgManager.info
Meat Demand Monitor - May 2024
 
00:12:05 – Corn Pests: Corn Rootworm and Earworm: Continuing the show is K-State Extension entomologist Anthony Zukoff with information on corn rootworm and corn earworm and how the pest can impact the corn crop.
Entomology.ksu.edu
Crop Insects in Kansas
Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch has Begun in Kansas
Wheat Plot Tour
 
00:23:05 – Faces in Agriculture: Laura Haffner: Another segment of Faces in Agriculture ends today’s show. Laura Haffner from Ellis County talks about the labor challenges her operation has faced and what she has done to help others see its impact.
Facebook: Under The Flyover Sky
UndertheFlyoverSky.com
Facebook: High Plains Harvesting
HighPlainsHarvesting.org
 
 
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 Shelby Varner 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

Grain Market Position Too Much Water for Some Corn and Soybeans All of Kansas Seeing Moisture  
00:01:05 – Grain Market Position: Getting today’s show started is K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, with this week’s grain market update. He talks about the current market as well as price outlook probabilities. 
Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info
Winning the Game
 
00:12:05 – Too Much Water for Some Corn and Soybeans: K-State farming systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti keeps the show rolling as he explains how saturated soil and standing water in corn and soybean fields can affect the crop. 
Effect of Standing Water and Saturated Soils on Corn Growth
Soybean Response to Standing Water and Saturated Soils
 
00:23:05 – All of Kansas Seeing Moisture: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, ends today’s show by saying how more of Kansas has received rain for this week’s weather update. He also discusses what weather is expected for the coming week.
Mesonet's Animal Comfort Index
 
 
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 Shelby Varner 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