K-State Agriculture Today: 1477 – Emoji Signs Contract…Picking a Bull

  • Emoji Makes Contract Enforceable
  • K-State Quarter-Scale Tractor Team
  • Picking a Bull to Reduce Calving Problems

 

00:01:05 – Emoji Makes Contract Enforceable: Starting today’s show is Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, with information about a recent case involving a Canadian farmer agreeing to a contract with a thumbs-up emoji.

 

00:12:05 – K-State Quarter-Scale Tractor Team: Helwig Farms quarter-scale tractor team advisors, Ed Brokesh and Ryan Zecha, and team members, Taylor Schroeder and Joseph Kueker, continue the show to discuss their recent success at an international quarter-scale tractor competition.

Helwig Farms Quarter-Scale Tractor Team

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00:23:05 – Picking a Bull to Reduce Calving Problems: Completing today’s show is K-State’s Beef Cattle Institute’s Ask the Experts. This week’s experts Brad White, Brian Lubbers and Megan Rolf hold a conversation about picking bulls to reduce calving issues.  

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

 

 

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