• Food Plots for Deer
• County Cash Rent and Land Values
• Milk Marketing Orders

00:01:05 – Food Plots for Deer: Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, kicks off today’s show by explaining what needs to be done when establishing food plots for deer. He also says what plants he has seen deer prefer from his research.

KDWP Biologists

Wildlife Food Plots and Early Succesional Plants

00:12:05 – County Cash Rent and Land Values: K-State agricultural economist, Robin Reid, keeps the show rolling by reviewing recent land values and county cash rent values from the USDA.

USDA-NASS Kansas 2024 County Cash Rent Values

00:23:05 – Milk Marketing Orders: Ending today’s show is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk with more comments on the proposed changes to all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders that the USDA is currently accepting public comments on. These orders affect pricing for dairy farms and more than 300 dairy processors that produce fluid milk products.

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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

• Grain Market Exports
• Aphids and Tarantulas in Kansas
• Drought Monitor Improvements

00:01:05 – Grain Market Exports: K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, begins the show with a grain market outlook. He explains the current market conditions and how our prices have impacted our exports.

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Aphids and Tarantulas in Kansas: A discussion on aphids and tarantulas in Kansas with K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth keeps the show moving.

Entomology.ksu.edu

Crop Insects in Kansas

00:23:05 – Drought Monitor Improvements: Chip Redmond ends the show with a weather update for Kansas. This K-State meteorologist recognizes the recent hot temperatures and isolated moisture as well as previewing our expected weather.

Mesonet.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

• Recognizing the Century of K-State Radio, Part 1
• Recognizing the Century of K-State Radio, Part 2
• Recognizing the Century of K-State Radio, Part 3

00:01:05 – Recognizing the Century of K-State Radio, Part 1: Today’s show of Agriculture Today takes the time to recognize the legacy of radio at Kansas State University with K-State broadcasting professor emeritus Steve Smethers and Kansas radio broadcaster Ed Klimeck. In the first segment the pair discuss how radio started at K-State and adversity that had to overcome.

ksu.edu/radiocentennial

00:12:05 – Recognizing the Century of K-State Radio, Part 2: The conversation with Steve and Ed continues as they finish discussing key events in the history of K-State radio and begin recognizing people during that time.

00:23:05 – Recognizing the Century of K-State Radio, Part 3: They end today’s show by previewing an event that has been put together to celebrate a century of sound and service of radio from Kansas State University.

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