K-State Agriculture Today: 1695 – Meat Demand Monitor…Hatching Corn Pests

  • May Meat Demand Monitor
  • Corn Pests: Corn Rootworm and Earworm
  • Faces in Agriculture: Laura Haffner

 

00:01:05 – May Meat Demand Monitor: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, begins today’s show with a cattle market update. He explains movements in the market, higher daily price limits and his new Meat Demand Monitor report.

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Meat Demand Monitor – May 2024

 

00:12:05 – Corn Pests: Corn Rootworm and Earworm: Continuing the show is K-State Extension entomologist Anthony Zukoff with information on corn rootworm and corn earworm and how the pest can impact the corn crop.

Entomology.ksu.edu

Crop Insects in Kansas

Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch has Begun in Kansas

Wheat Plot Tour

 

00:23:05 – Faces in Agriculture: Laura Haffner: Another segment of Faces in Agriculture ends today’s show. Laura Haffner from Ellis County talks about the labor challenges her operation has faced and what she has done to help others see its impact.

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