🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2116 – Pesticide Problems and Decisions…Wildfire Awareness

  • Pesticide Laws and Litigation
  • 2025 Kansas Wildfire Awareness Week
  • Leaky Gut in Cattle

00:01:05 – Pesticide Laws and Litigation: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts off the show as he explains pesticide shield laws and what decision we will get in 2026.

Pesticide “Shield” Laws

Roger on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – 2025 Kansas Wildfire Awareness Week: Continuing the show is Kansas Forest Service’s fire prevention specialist, Shawna Hartman, as she discusses Kansas Wildfire Awareness Week and how people can help reduce wildfire risks.

KansasForests.org

00:23:05 – Leaky Gut in Cattle: Part of a Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast ends the show as Brad White, Bob Larson, Phillip Lancaster, Scott Fritz and Liliana Rivas chat about leaky gut and what causes it

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

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