🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1866 – Keeping an Eye on Livestock…Dairy Sizes 25 Years Ago

  • Predation of Livestock, Part 1
  • Predation of Livestock, Part 2
  • How Dairy Size Has Changed

00:01:05 – Predation of Livestock, Part 1: Beginning today’s show is two segments about predation and how it affects livestock with K-State Extension wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts. He discusses the different kinds of predators in Kansas, the economic impacts of them and control strategies for producers.

00:12:05 – Predation of Livestock, Part 2: Drew Ricketts resumes his conversation about predation in the second segment.

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Drew Ricketts – 785-532-1949

00:23:05 – How Dairy Size Has Changed: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show looking at how dairy farm sizes have changed over the past 25 years and what that means for today’s dairy producers.

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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.

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