K-State Agriculture Today: 1568 – Moving Wildlife…Labor Shortage Economy Impacts

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Translocation and Relocation
  • Agriculture Labor Shortage Impacts
  • Appreciating Agriculture Employees

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Translocation and Relocation: Kicking off today’s show is K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with another episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers talking about relocation and translocation of wildlife. 

Fins, Fur and Feathers

 

00:12:05 – Agriculture Labor Shortage Impacts: Jenny Ifft and Parker Vulgamore from K-State and Tori Laird with the Kansas Department of Agriculture continue the show discussing their recent study on how agricultural labor shortages impact the Kansas economy.

Help Wanted: How Agricultural Labor Shortages Affect the Kansas Economy

 

00:23:05 – Appreciating Agriculture Employees: Completing today’s show is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he says now is a good time for dairy producers to think about how they can show appreciation for all the hard work their employees do.

 

 

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