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  • Loans from FSA for Kansas Producers
  • Keeping an Eye on Crop Pests
  • Reducing Cattle Shrink

00:01:05 – Loans from FSA for Kansas Producers: Beginning today’s show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as he takes a look at loans that farmers and ranchers can apply for from the Farm Service Agency and how Kansas producers have used them.

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00:12:05 – Keeping an Eye on Crop Pests: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, keeps the show rolling as he talks about what pests could be impacting sorghum, soybeans and wheat. He explains how to control various pests and if he is concerned about them.

00:23:05 – Reducing Cattle Shrink: Part of a Cattle Chat podcast episode from the Beef Cattle Institute with Brad White, Bob Larson, Phillip Lancaster and Dustin Pendell ends the show as they converse about how cattle producers could potentially reduce shrink.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

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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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