K-State Agriculture Today: 1706 – Managing Grasslands…Wheat Harvest

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Managing Established Native Grasslands
  • Wheat Harvest Update
  • Additional Biosecurity Measures

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Managing Established Native Grasslands: K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken kick off the show with another episode of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast. This week the pair discuss managing established native grasslands.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

K-State Wildlife

 

00:12:05 – Wheat Harvest Update: Keeping the show rolling is James Coover from the Wildcat District, Stacy Campbell with the Cottonwood District and Andrea Burns from Ford County. These agriculture Extension agents share how wheat harvest has been in their area.

 

00:23:05 – Additional Biosecurity Measures: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends today’s show discussing biosecurity measures that dairy producers should consider implementing on their farms as we continue to learn more about the spread of the HPAI virus. 

 

 

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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.

 

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

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