- Sunflower Head Moth
- 25 Years of Kansas and Nebraska Land Values
- Increasing Pregnancy Detection
00:01:05 – Sunflower Head Moth: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, kicks off today’s show by reviewing crop insects he is seeing and hearing more about this year than in recent years. Today he talks about the sunflower head moth and green June beetle.
00:12:05 – 25 Years of Kansas and Nebraska Land Values: Master’s student at K-State and Nebraska Extension educator, Anastasia Meyer, continues the show as she shares key points from her thesis that researched 25 years of land value changes in Kansas and Nebraska.
00:23:05 – Increasing Pregnancy Detection: Ending the show for today is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he discusses “best practices” for increasing the rate of pregnancy detection in the dairy herd between now and the beginning of fall.
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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
