🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1960 – Can a Woodchuck Chuck Wood?…Breeding Goats and Sheep

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Groundhogs
  • Making Sure Goats and Sheep are Ready for Breeding
  • Tracking Heat Stress with Technology

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Groundhogs: Today’s show begins with Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken from K-State on their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast discussing groundhogs, the damage they can do, how to control them, but also the positives they provide.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

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00:12:05 – Making Sure Goats and Sheep are Ready for Breeding: K-State small ruminant specialist, Kelsey Bentley, continues the show talking about preparing ewes and does for breeding season. She lists what steps producers should take to hopefully have the healthiest dams and offspring.

00:23:05 – Tracking Heat Stress with Technology: Mike Brouk, K-State dairy specialist, ends the show as he says there is technology that can help producers track and better manage heat stress in their livestock on the farm.

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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