๐ŸŽ™๏ธ K-State Agriculture Today: 2012 – Cattle Market Trends Up…Prairie Dog Management

  • Continued Record High Cattle Market
  • Prairie Dog Control
  • Podworms and Headworms

00:01:05 โ€“ Continued Record High Cattle Market: A cattle market update from Oklahoma State University livestock economist Derrell Peel begins today’s show. He discusses the continued record high market and his concerns and excitement.

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Less Cattle in U.S. Feedlots; More Cattle in Canade and Australia

00:12:05 โ€“ Prairie Dog Control: Keeping the show moving is Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, explaining prairie dogs and the issues they create as well as the various methods of control.

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Prairie Dog Management – Fins, Fur and Feathers

00:23:05 โ€“ Podworms and Headworms: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, ends the show sharing about podworms and headworms and the problems they cause for soybean and sorghum growers.

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