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  • Shade and Limit Feeding for Cattle in the Summer
  • Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge
  • Dairy Fly Control Methods

00:01:05 – Shade and Limit Feeding for Cattle in the Summer: Starting the show is K-State Extension beef veterinarian, A.J. Tarpoff, and K-State Extension beef specialist, Dale Blasi, as they talk about how cattle producers should consider limit feeding and shade to help reduce concerns of heat stress for cattle.

Shade Allocation is Important for Growing Cattle Comfort and Efficiency

Animal Comfort on the Mesonet

00:12:05 – Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge: Kansas 4-H special projects administrator, Patsy Maddy, continues the show explaining the Kansas Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. She says how adults can support the challenge and what youth can do.

Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge

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00:23:05 – Dairy Fly Control Methods: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show discussing effective fly control methods for calf-rearing areas.

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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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