🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1931 – Grass Carp as a Tool for Ponds…Wheat Quality Tour

• Fins, Fur and Feathers: Grass Carp
• Winter Wheat Quality Tour, Day 1
• Dairy Replacement Heifer Considerations

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Grass Carp: Part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode from Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken at K-State begins the show for today. The pair converses about why grass carp is an option for vegetation control in ponds, but also what people need to watch for.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

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00:12:05 – Winter Wheat Quality Tour, Day 1: Today’s show continues with K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato providing his expectations of yield, diseases and pests on the Kansas Winter Wheat Quality Tour.

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00:23:05 – Dairy Replacement Heifer Considerations: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show as he covers some of the factors dairy producers need to consider for replacement heifers.

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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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