🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2030 – Wheat Planting and Testing…Crickets Entering Homes

  • Wheat Planting Conditions and Wheat Streak Mosaic
  • Crickets Coming Out of Crops and Into Homes
  • Decorating with Seasonal Options

00:01:05 – Wheat Planting Conditions and Wheat Streak Mosaic: K-State wheat production specialist, Romulo Lollato, and K-State wheat pathologist, Kelsey Andersen Onofre, kick off the show explaining the current wheat planting conditions and how wheat streak mosaic virus may have been impacted by armyworms.

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00:12:05 – Crickets Coming Out of Crops and Into Homes: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, continues today’s show as he breaks down the common crickets in Kansas and how to help stop them from coming into homes.

00:23:05 – Decorating with Seasonal Options: Ending the show is K-State horticulture instructor, Cynthia Domenghini, passing along some decorating ideas using seasonal flowers, pumpkins, gourds and more.

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.

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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