K-State Agriculture Today: 1692 – FSA Reporting Deadlines…Ticks

  • Upcoming FSA Program Deadlines
  • Ticks in Kansas and on Humans
  • Summer Beef Grazing Plans

 

00:01:05 – Upcoming FSA Program Deadlines: Kicking off today’s show is Dennis McKinney, Kansas Farm Service Agency state director, with a reminder on upcoming deadlines for programs from FSA.

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00:12:05 – Ticks in Kansas and on Humans: K-State veterinary entomologist, Cassandra Olds, continues the show as she says what ticks are often found in Kansas, the concerns they may carry and why proper removal is important.

 

00:23:05 – Summer Beef Grazing Plans: The show wraps up with K-State’s Brad White, Phillip Lancaster and Brian Lubbers with another segment from the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast discussing summer grazing plans and their relation to the beef industry’s sustainability.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

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Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

 

 

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