🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1906 – Reducing the Chances of Grass Tetany…New Wheat Contract

• Grass Tetany in Cattle
• Hard Red Spring Wheat Contracts
• Increasing Milk Fat Production

00:01:05 – Grass Tetany in Cattle: A.J. Tarpoff and Jason Warner from K-State begin today’s show as the pair discusses grass tetany. They review what causes the disease and what steps cattle producers can take to reduce the chance of it being deadly.

00:12:05 – Hard Red Spring Wheat Contracts: Keeping the show moving is CME group’s Fred Seamon, executive director of ag research, as he explains the new hard red spring wheat contracts. Fred says what is means for hard red winter wheat growers.

http://www.CMEgroup.com/hardredspringwheat

00:23:05 – Increasing Milk Fat Production: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show as he says the Penn State Particle Separator can be used to assess TMR Particle size and optimize fiber content to potentially increase milk fat production in dairy cows.

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.

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