🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1888 – HPAI Still in Kansas…Fly Control

  • Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • Controlling Flies on Cattle Operations
  • Planting in March

00:01:05 – Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Starting today’s show is Justin Smith, Kansas animal health commissioner, as he talks about the current state of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Kansas and the U.S.

agriculture.ks.gov

00:12:05 – Controlling Flies on Cattle Operations: Cassandra Olds, K-State veterinary entomologist, keeps the show moving as she discusses how cattle producers can hopefully get flies under control in 2025.

veterinaryentomology.org/vetpestx

00:23:05 – Planting in March: K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent for Riley County, Gregg Eyestone, wraps today’s show as he looks at some of the cool-season crops that can be planted in March.

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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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