🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1937 – Extending Tax Cuts and Jobs Act…Taking Control of Brush Species

  • Tax Legislation for “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”
  • Brush and Poison Ivy Control
  • Cattle Health Metrics

00:01:05 – Tax Legislation for “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show explaining a recent piece of legislation. He talks about the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” and what it means for taxpayers, farmers and ranchers.

The “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”

Tax Legislation – What Now?

Roger on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Brush and Poison Ivy Control: Keeping the show rolling is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster as she discusses how to control buckbrush, roughleaf dogwood, smooth sumac and poison ivy.

Control Options for Buckbrush, Roughleaf Dogwood, and Smooth Sumac

00:23:05 – Cattle Health Metrics: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast with Brad White, Brian Lubbers, Bob Larson, Phillip Lancaster and guest Logan Thompson end the show as they say what health metric they would like to see measured.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

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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