Agriculture Today

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Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Shelby Varner 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.

Episode Date
1675 - A Look at the Grain Market...Tornadoes in Kansas
May 03, 2024
1674 - Bagworms...Construction on Campus
May 02, 2024
1673 - What's Happening at Kansas FSA...Keeping Mental Health in Mind
May 01, 2024
1672 - Goat and Sheep Parasites...Staying Safe in the Heat
Apr 30, 2024
1671 - Cattle Market Recap...Cotton Planting
Apr 29, 2024
1670 - Wheat Futures Up...Storms in Kansas
Apr 26, 2024
1669 - HPAI Update...Dr. Howard Erickson
Apr 25, 2024
1668 - Possession of Mineral Rights...Planting Soybeans
Apr 24, 2024
1667 - Humans with CWD...Pests in Homes and Fields
Apr 23, 2024
1666 - Cattle Market Conditions...Pre-Emergence Herbicides for Soybeans
Apr 22, 2024
1665 - Grain Market Outlook...Ag Alumni Fellow
Apr 19, 2024
1664 - Cattle Parasites...Cow-Calf Health
Apr 18, 2024
1663 - Frequent FSA Crop and Livestock Questions...White Grubs
Apr 17, 2024
1662 - Current Canola Crop...BRD Vaccine
Apr 16, 2024
1661 - Meat Demand Monitor...Crop Pests
Apr 15, 2024
1660 - Foreign Exchange and Grain Markets...Storms in Kansas
Apr 12, 2024
1659 - Kansas Farm Income Projections...CoverCress
Apr 11, 2024
1658 - Property Right Cases in Agriculture...Starter Fertilizer
Apr 10, 2024
1657 - Use of the Ogallala Aquifer...Mineral for Cattle
Apr 09, 2024
1656 - Cattle Market Update...Cattle Questions
Apr 08, 2024
1655 - Grain Prices...Tailpipe Standard
Apr 05, 2024
1654 - Sampling Nitrogen Loss...Coccidiosis
Apr 04, 2024
1653 - ELAP Extension...State of the Kansas Wheat Crop
Apr 03, 2024
1652 - Viruses and Diseases in the Wheat Crop...Distinguished Dairy
Apr 02, 2024
1651 - Cattle Market Outlook...Camps at K-State this Summer
Apr 01, 2024
1650 - Grain Market Reports...HPAI in Cattle
Mar 29, 2024
1649 - Soil for Our Future...Soil Temperature for Corn Planting
Mar 28, 2024
1648 - Prescribed Burning Legally...Getting Cattle to Walk
Mar 27, 2024
1647 - Grass for Wildlife...Cattle on Cover Crops
Mar 26, 2024
1646 - Cattle Market Outlook...Smoke Emissions from Prescribed Fire
Mar 25, 2024
1645 - Grain Market Exports...Invasive Callery Pear Tree
Mar 22, 2024
1644 - Being Ready to Kill Weeds...Getting Hogs Ready
Mar 21, 2024
1643 - FSA Helping Farmers...Farmers Owe Millions
Mar 20, 2024
1642 - Happy National Ag Day...Crabgrass as a Forage
Mar 19, 2024
1641 - Cattle Market...Pests in Crops
Mar 18, 2024
1640 - Grain Market Report...Rain in Kansas
Mar 15, 2024
1639 - Weak, Stillborn Calves...Statewide
Mar 14, 2024
1638 - Legal Cases in Ag...Syncing Cattle
Mar 13, 2024
1637 - Stocking Ponds...TAPS Competition
Mar 12, 2024
1636 - Meat Demand Monitor...Liquid Nitrogen
Mar 11, 2024
1635 - Grain Market Expectations...Fire Reducing Ticks
Mar 08, 2024
1634 - Grazing Wheat...Burning Pastures
Mar 07, 2024
1633 - CRP Now Open...Vaccinating Heifers
Mar 06, 2024
1632 - OSHA Training...Growing Dairy Herd
Mar 05, 2024
1631 - Understanding the Cattle Inventory Cycle...Kansas Land Trends
Mar 04, 2024
1630 - Grain Outlook...Wildfire Risk
Mar 01, 2024
1629 - Census of Ag...Fruit Trees
Feb 29, 2024
1628 - Free Speech and Ag Facilities...Wheat Rx
Feb 28, 2024
1627 - Vultures...Being Safe In and Around Grain Bins
Feb 27, 2024
1626 - Cattle on Feed...Ukraine Update and Outlook
Feb 26, 2024
1625 - Grain Futures...Spreading Agriculture
Feb 23, 2024
1624 - 2023 Crop Performance Tests for Corn, Sorghum, Soybeans and Sunflowers
Feb 22, 2024
1623 - ARC/PLC...Farm Safety
Feb 21, 2024
1622 - 2024 Price Outlooks...K-State Bull and Female Sale
Feb 20, 2024
1621 - Meat in the Market...FFA Week
Feb 19, 2024
1620 - Crop Acreage Projections...Why There are Labor Shortages
Feb 16, 2024
1619 - Crop Pest and Cicadas...Dicamba
Feb 15, 2024
1618 - Ag Law Cases in 2024...Getting the Bulls Ready to Work
Feb 14, 2024
1617 - Working on Ponds...What's Happening at K-State
Feb 13, 2024
1616 - Cattle Market Update...Wildfire Awareness
Feb 12, 2024
1615 - WASDE Report...Precipitation in Kansas
Feb 09, 2024
1614 - Top Ag Law and Tax Developments...High pH Soils
Feb 08, 2024
1613 - FSA Programs Accepting Applications...BQA
Feb 07, 2024
1612 - Cotton Conference...KSU Dairy
Feb 06, 2024
1611 – Cattle Market Report...K-State Junior Sheep and Beef Days
Feb 05, 2024
1610 - Grain Market Options...Groundhogs
Feb 02, 2024
1609 - Cattlemen's Day...Invasive Tree
Feb 01, 2024
1608 - 2023 Ag Tax and Law...Grain Marketing Plans
Jan 31, 2024
1607 - Fawns and Coyotes...Programs to Help Manage Risk
Jan 30, 2024
1606 - Meat Demand Monitor...Muddy Conditions
Jan 29, 2024
1605 - Grain Market Comparison...Fertilizer Publication
Jan 26, 2024
1604 - 2023 Ag Law and Tax Developments...KARL Applications
Jan 25, 2024
1603 - FSA Farm Ownership Program...Learning About Alfalfa
Jan 24, 2024
1602 - Tree Care...Kansas Survey
Jan 23, 2024
1601 - Cattle Market Conditions...Fertilizer Fund
Jan 22, 2024
1600 - World Grain Market...Warming Up
Jan 19, 2024
1599 - Artificial Intelligence in Ag...Tree Safety in the Winter
Jan 18, 2024
1598 - 2023 Law and Tax Developments...Safely Transporting Livestock
Jan 17, 2024
1597 - Eagles...Farm and Ranch Transition
Jan 16, 2024
1596 - Cattle Market...Hypothermia
Jan 15, 2024
1595 - Grain Market Predictions...Aquifers in Kansas
Jan 12, 2024
1594 - Ag Law and Tax in 2023...Taking Care of Yourself and Livestock in the Cold
Jan 11, 2024
1593 - Upcoming Program and Event Deadlines...Cattle Lease Agreements
Jan 10, 2024
1592 - Kidding Season...Swine Profitability
Jan 09, 2024
1591 - Cattle Market Reports and Demand...Being Smart Around Frozen Ponds
Jan 08, 2024
1590 - Grain Market...Learning More for the Farm
Jan 05, 2024
1589 - Winter Canola...Starting at the Seed
Jan 04, 2024
1588 - 2023 Ag Law...Corn and Soybean Schools
Jan 03, 2024
1587 - Controlling Coyotes...Women Managing the Farm
Jan 02, 2024
1586 - This Year's Grain Market...Reindeer Taking Off in Kansas
Dec 22, 2023
1585 - Calving Kit Prep...Research at K-State's College of Ag
Dec 21, 2023
1584 - Kansas Probate Fees...Looking Forward with Dean Minton
Dec 20, 2023
1583 - This Year's Swine Industry...Mungbeans
Dec 19, 2023
1582 - Meat Demand Monitor...Specialty Livestock Challenges
Dec 18, 2023
1581 - Grain Market Here and Abroad...Weather Update
Dec 15, 2023
1580 - Swine Feed Technology...KARTA's Ag Tech Conference
Dec 14, 2023
1579 - FSA Deadlines...Being Safe in the Winter
Dec 13, 2023
1578 - Habitats in Ponds...Learning More about Crop Management Practices
Dec 12, 2023
1577 - Cattle Exports...Being Smart with Firewood
Dec 11, 2023
1576 - Grain Market Expectations...Ukraine Outlook
Dec 08, 2023
1575 - Calcium and Phosphorus for Pigs...Bulls Ready for Winter
Dec 07, 2023
1574 - Acts and Taxes...HPAI
Dec 06, 2023
1573 - Chemical Weed Guide...K-State Crop Champions
Dec 05, 2023
1572 - Cattle Market...Bush Honeysuckle
Dec 04, 2023
1571 - Grain Market Action...Warmer Temperatures
Dec 01, 2023
1570 - Kansas Water...Water Handbook
Nov 30, 2023
1569 - Farm Service Agency Upcoming Deadlines...Holiday Weeds
Nov 29, 2023
1568 - Moving Wildlife...Labor Shortage Economy Impacts
Nov 28, 2023
1567 - Cattle Market...Swine Nutrition
Nov 27, 2023
1566 - Ag Law and Taxes...Controlling Lice in Cattle Herds
Nov 22, 2023
1565 - Winter Grain Mites...Manure Nutrient Availability
Nov 21, 2023
1564 - Cattle Market...International Collaboration for Sorghum
Nov 20, 2023
1563 - Grain Market Outlook...Below Average Temperatures
Nov 17, 2023
1562 - Climate Resilient Cereals...Herd Introductions
Nov 16, 2023
1561 - FSA Loan Program...Alternative Options for Cattle Feeds
Nov 15, 2023
1560 - Leaky Ponds...Replacement Heifers
Nov 14, 2023
1559 - Meat Demand Monitor...Youth Involvement
Nov 13, 2023
1558 - Grain Balance Sheets...Warm November
Nov 10, 2023
1557 - Options When Burning Land...PRF Insurance
Nov 09, 2023
1556 - Agricultural Law Update...Controlling Mustard Plants
Nov 08, 2023
1555 - Anhydrous Ammonia...Preparing for Taxes
Nov 07, 2023
1554 - Livestock Market...Trout Season
Nov 06, 2023
1553 - Headlines in the Grain Market...Drying Out
Nov 03, 2023
1552 - Sorghum in Madagascar...Water Conference
Nov 02, 2023
1551 - What's Going on at FSA...The Third Trimester
Nov 01, 2023
1550 - Prairie Dogs in Kansas...Halloween Critters
Oct 31, 2023
1549 - Look at the Cattle Market...Woody Encroachment
Oct 30, 2023
1548 - Grain Market...Cooler Temps
Oct 27, 2023
1547 - 4-D Farm...Wichita County Ag Agent
Oct 26, 2023
1546 - Planning for Taxes and Estate Planning...Ag Agent Update
Oct 25, 2023
1545 - Nwanze...Beef in Dairy Cattle
Oct 24, 2023
1544 - Cattle Market Update...Nitrate Poisoning
Oct 23, 2023
1543 - Seasonal Grain Prices...Late to Plant Wheat
Oct 20, 2023
1542 - Fire Safety...Sampling and Spraying in Crop Fields
Oct 19, 2023
1541 - Payments for Farmers...Get to Know Your Soil
Oct 18, 2023
1540 - Insects in Fields...Crop Insurance
Oct 17, 2023
1539 – Cattle Market Report and Risk Management Products … K-State’s Swine Day
Oct 16, 2023
1538 - Grain Balance Sheets...Weather Outlook
Oct 13, 2023
1537 - National Farmer's Day...Gardens Prepared for the Cold
Oct 12, 2023
1536 - Kansas Tax Institute...Cattle Body Condition Scores
Oct 11, 2023
1535 - Gregg Doud Continues the Gardiner Lectures...Higher-Demand Dairy Products
Oct 10, 2023
1534 - Cattle Market Trade...Leaves Falling in Ponds
Oct 09, 2023
1533 - Grain Market...Frost Ahead
Oct 06, 2023
1532 - Cooperatives...Garden Harvest Before Freezing
Oct 05, 2023
1531 - FSA Payments...Sexed Semen
Oct 04, 2023
1530 - Digital Ag Institute...Dairy Consumers
Oct 03, 2023
1529 - Movement in the Cattle Market...Food Plots for Deer
Oct 02, 2023
1528 - Grain Market...Possibly Rain Coming
Sep 29, 2023
1527 - Weather in Space...Ready to Plant Garlic
Sep 28, 2023
1526 - Hunting Agreements...Vaccinating Cows
Sep 27, 2023
1525 - Harvesting Corn...Nutrition for Milk
Sep 26, 2023
1524 - Cattle Market...Improving Ponds
Sep 25, 2023
1523 - Grain Market...Weather Update
Sep 22, 2023
1522 - Ukraine Update...Picking Bulbs
Sep 21, 2023
1521 - FSA Programs...Selling Calves
Sep 20, 2023
1520 - West Nile Virus in Kansas...Calf Scours
Sep 19, 2023
1519 - Consumer Beef Reports...Vultures
Sep 18, 2023
1518 - WASDE...More Rain on its Way
Sep 15, 2023
1517 - Pricing Trends...Landscape Insect Pests
Sep 14, 2023
1516 - WOTUS Changes...Picking Pharmaceuticals
Sep 13, 2023
1515 - Blister Beetles...Changing Dairy Herd
Sep 12, 2023
1514 - Cash Cattle Market...Aquaponics
Sep 11, 2023
1513 - Grain Market Update...Rain in the Forecast
Sep 08, 2023
1512 - Veterinary Program...Overseed Lawns
Sep 07, 2023
1511 - FSA in Review...Selling Calves
Sep 06, 2023
1510 - Crop Insurance...Growth in Dairy
Sep 05, 2023
1509 - Grain Market...More Hot Weather
Sep 01, 2023
1508 - Crop Insects...Fall Lawns
Aug 31, 2023
1507 - Farmer Court Case...Preg Checking Cattle
Aug 30, 2023
1506 - Flinchbaugh Legacy...Kernel Damage
Aug 29, 2023
1505 - Meat Demand...No Water in Ponds
Aug 28, 2023
1504 - Grain Market Changes...Moving Towards Slightly Lower Temperatures
Aug 25, 2023
1503 - Volunteer Wheat...Active Pests in Gardens
Aug 24, 2023
1502 - Programs and Payments from FSA...Weaning Calves
Aug 23, 2023
1501 - The State of the Farm Bill...Dry Matter
Aug 22, 2023
1500 - Definition of a Cow...Twine in Bird Nests
Aug 21, 2023
1499 - U.S. Grain Balance Sheets...More Hot Weather
Aug 18, 2023
1498 - Heat Impacting Income...Composting Materials
Aug 17, 2023
1497 - Fence Law...Ways to Treat Cattle on Pasture
Aug 16, 2023
1496 - Insects in Soybeans...Junior Dairy Show in Kansas
Aug 15, 2023
1495 - Slow Cattle Expansion Expected...Managing Duckweed
Aug 14, 2023
1494 -Grain Market Outlook ...Drought Reduction in Parts of Kansas
Aug 11, 2023
1493 - Sampling Forages...Dividing and Replanting Iris
Aug 10, 2023
1492 - Upcoming Field Days...How Long of Breeding Season
Aug 09, 2023
1491 - CCC Loans...Dairy Industry Trends
Aug 08, 2023
1490 - Cattle Market...Snakes
Aug 07, 2023
1489 - Grain Market Lows...Change in Temperature
Aug 04, 2023
1488 - Relationships for Sorghum...Which Plants to Save
Aug 03, 2023
1487 - Farm Family Business Cases...Cattle Grazing Management
Aug 02, 2023
1486 - Nutrition Programs...Corn Silage
Aug 01, 2023
1485 - Cattle Market...Snakes
Jul 31, 2023
1484 - Grain Market Influences...Summer Heat
Jul 28, 2023
1483 - Emerald Ash Borer...Native Plants
Jul 27, 2023
1482 - FSA Grain Storage Loan...Different Calving Seasons
Jul 26, 2023
1481 - Conservation Programs...Raising Milk Production
Jul 25, 2023
1480 - Cattle Reports...Managing Voles
Jul 24, 2023
1479 - Impacting the Grain Market...Summer Weather
Jul 21, 2023
1478 - Harvesting Wheat...Active Insects for Producers and Homeowners
Jul 20, 2023
1477 - Emoji Signs Contract...Picking a Bull
Jul 19, 2023
1476 - '90s Agriculture Policy...Variations in Homogenized Milk Prices
Jul 18, 2023
1475 - Cattle Market Update...Low Water in Ponds
Jul 17, 2023
1474 - WASDE Report...Precipitation in Kansas
Jul 14, 2023
1473 - Nutrient Deficiency...Failing Tomatoes
Jul 13, 2023
1472 - General CRP...Castrating Calves
Jul 12, 2023
1471 - 2000s Farm Bill...Mesonet Tools for Producers
Jul 11, 2023
1470 - Cattle Market...Urban Foxes and Coyotes
Jul 10, 2023
1469 - Grain Market...Harvesting with Wheat Diseases
Jul 07, 2023
1468 - Wheat Harvest...Weather Impacts Plants
Jul 06, 2023
1467 - Agricultural Law...Bulls Out of Breeding Pens
Jul 05, 2023
1466 - Meat Demand Monitor...Blue-Green Algae
Jul 03, 2023
1465 - Uncertain Grain Market...Fire Ready Conditions
Jun 30, 2023
1464 - Corn Diseases...Bermudagrass
Jun 29, 2023
1463 - Creep Feeding...Heifer Genetics
Jun 28, 2023
1462 - Antibiotic Prescriptions...Straw Supplies
Jun 27, 2023
1461 - Cattle Market...Feral Swine
Jun 26, 2023
1460 - Grain Market Update...Crop Insects in Kansas
Jun 23, 2023
1459 - Sheep and Goat Center...Annual Forage Insurance
Jun 22, 2023
1458 - Liability on Farms...Yearling Bulls
Jun 21, 2023
1457 - Eisenhower Administration...Early Weaned Calves
Jun 20, 2023
1456 - Cattle Market Update...Puddles with Bugs
Jun 19, 2023
1455 - Grain Market Update...Harvesting Short Wheat
Jun 16, 2023
1454 - Reducing Animal Health Risks...Insects in Landscapes
Jun 15, 2023
1453 - Potato Leafhoppers...Ideal Cow Size
Jun 14, 2023
1452 - Farm Bill in the Depression...Dairy Month
Jun 13, 2023
1451 - Food Safety...Dead Fish in Ponds
Jun 12, 2023
1450 - Ukraine Update...Improved Drought Monitor
Jun 09, 2023
1449 - Chinch Bugs...Potting Plants
Jun 08, 2023
1448 - Sackett v. EPA...Early Terminated Wheat
Jun 07, 2023
1447 - Before the Farm Bill...Lowering Feed Costs
Jun 06, 2023
1446 - May Meat Demand Monitor...Bird Feeder Impacts
Jun 05, 2023
1445 - White Heads in Wheat...Upcoming Change in the Weather
Jun 02, 2023
1444 - Cattle Heat Stress...Drought-Proof Landscape
Jun 01, 2023
1443 - Operating Loan...Kansas Land Values
May 31, 2023
1442 - Cold Storage and Farm Labor...Mastitis
May 30, 2023
1441 - Scab in Wheat...Rain in June?
May 26, 2023
1440 - Technology in Agriculture...Home Weed Control
May 25, 2023
1439 - Swampbuster Rules...Cattle Birth Weight
May 24, 2023
1438 - Economic Overview of 2022...Dairy Supply Preparation
May 23, 2023
1437 - Cattle Market Update...Not Clear Ponds
May 22, 2023
1436 - Waiting for Harvest...Much Needed Rain
May 19, 2023
1435 – Day Two Observations from the 2023 Winter Wheat Tour … Army Cutworms, Army Worms and Alfalfa Weevils
May 18, 2023
1434 – Grassland CRP and Continuous CRP Opportunities … A Report from the 2023 Hard Winter Wheat Tour
May 17, 2023
1433 – A Conversation with K-State President Richard Linton … Highlights from USDA’s Latest WASDE Report
May 16, 2023
1432 – Cattle Market Report and Retail Meat Prices … Australian Visiting Scholar Experiences Kansas
May 15, 2023
1431 – Grain Market Update: USDA’s WASDE Report … Nutritional Impact on Embryo Survival
May 12, 2023
1430 – Reasons Why Cattle Could be Lame … Proper Pesticide Use and the Value of Labels
May 11, 2023
1429 – Agricultural Law Update: Foreign Ownership and WOTUS … Partnership for a Canola and Soybean Crushing Plant
May 10, 2023
1428 – Interaction Between Plants and Soil Microbiomes … How Two Water-Related House Bills Will Impact Kansas
May 09, 2023
1427 – Cattle Market Report and April Meat Demand Monitor … Allen Featherstone Named a Distinguished Professor
May 08, 2023
1426 – Grain Market Update: Wheat Shows Some Optimism … A Transition in Hosts for Agriculture Today
May 05, 2023
1425 – Innovation in Global Food Systems … The Value of FARMS Workshops
May 04, 2023
1424 – Information on Farm Service Agency Programs … Has Cold Weather Impacted Corn and Soybeans?
May 03, 2023
1423 – K-State Research Facility at Lonsinger Farms … Lonsinger Farms Research and Home Baking
May 02, 2023
1422 - Current Cattle Market Conditions....White-tailed Deer and COVID
May 01, 2023
1421 - Local Grain Prices Change...Continue to Rain?
Apr 28, 2023
1420 - Equine Welfare Philanthropist...Less Water for Home Landscapes
Apr 27, 2023
1419 - QTIP Succession Planning...Fly Control Methods
Apr 26, 2023
1418 - Timing Herbicides for Wheat...Relationship Between Dairy Classification Scores and Herd Productivity
Apr 25, 2023
1417 - Slow Down in the Cattle Markets...Forest Rehabilitation
Apr 24, 2023
1416 - Corn and Soybean Planting Influencing Grain Markets...Cautious Optimism for Widespread Precipitation Next Week
Apr 21, 2023