K-State Agriculture Today: 1769 – Preg Checking Evaluation…New K-State Sheep and Goat Specialist

  • Evaluating Cattle Pregnancy Results
  • Introducing New K-State Small Ruminant Specialist
  • Mixing New and Old Corn Silage

 

00:01:05 – Evaluating Cattle Pregnancy Results: Starting today’s show is K-State beef reproduction specialist, Sandy Johnson, discussing her recommendation for evaluating results from pregnancy checks on cattle.

Why Aren’t My Cows Pregnant?

Understanding and Diagnosing Pregnancy Loss in Beef Cattle

Bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu

 

00:12:05 – Introducing New K-State Small Ruminant Specialist: K-State small ruminant Extension specialist, Kelsey Bentley, continues the show as she introduces herself to Kansans and explains her past research.

Kelsey Bentley – K-State

kbentley@ksu.edu

919-502-9293

 

00:23:05 – Mixing New and Old Corn Silage: Mike Brouk, K-State dairy specialist, wraps up the show by suggesting to producers that they check with their nutritionist to make sure they have the proper mix of new and old silage, before using the 2024 corn silage crop.  

 

 

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