K-State Agriculture Today: 1784 – How Fire Impacts Wildlife…New Corn Disease in Kansas

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Burning Impacts on Wildlife Habitat
  • Corn Stunt and Corn Leafhoppers
  • Continuing HPAI Safety Measures

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Burning Impacts on Wildlife Habitat: K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken begin today’s show with part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast where they discuss habitat management with fire and how it impacts wildlife, specifically northern bob white quail.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

K-State Wildlife

 

00:12:05 – Corn Stunt and Corn Leafhoppers: Rodrigo Onofre, K-State row crop plant pathologist, continues the show as he explains corn stunt and corn leafhoppers. He describes this new to Kansas disease and what growers need to keep an eye out for.

Corn Stunt Spiroplasma: A New Threat to Kansas Corn

onofre@ksu.edu

azukoff@ksu.edu 

K-State Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab

 

00:23:05 – Continuing HPAI Safety Measures: Ending the show is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he encourages producers to continue using the recommended HPAI safety measures to be prepared if a new outbreak in Kansas occurs.

 

 

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

 

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.

 

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