- Livestock Risk Protection
- Damage From Fall Armyworms and Armyworms
- Corn Silage Harvest Considerations
00:01:05 – Livestock Risk Protection: Beginning today’s show is K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, Jenny Ifft, as she breaks down livestock risk protection and how cattle producers can use it as a risk management tool.
00:12:05 – Damage From Fall Armyworms and Armyworms: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, continues the show as he explains what questions he has been receiving about armyworms and fall armyworms. He says what people can do for control.
00:23:05 – Corn Silage Harvest Considerations: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends today’s show as he says determining the right time to harvest corn silage in Kansas depends on a variety of factors, including corn maturity, whole-part moisture content and the weather.
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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
