K-State Agriculture Today: 1521 – FSA Programs…Selling Calves

  • Natural Disaster Loan
  • National Chicken Month
  • Deciding when to Sell Calves

 

00:01:05 – Natural Disaster Loan: Kansas Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Chief, Josh Ridder, begins today’s show discussing the emergency loan program and inflation reduction act with FSA.

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00:12:05 – National Chicken Month: Continuing the show is K-State poultry specialist, Scott Beyer, to talk about chickens as it is National Chicken month. He mentions a few key considerations for people to keep in mind when it comes to chicken care.

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00:23:05 – Deciding when to Sell Calves: Rounding out the show is K-State Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White, Phillip Lancaster and Dustin Pendell conversing about if cattle producers should sell at weaning or retain ownership.

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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.

 

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