πŸŽ™οΈ K-State Agriculture Today: 2129 – Livestock Market Trade and Storage…Price Discovery Numbers

  • Livestock Trade and Meat Storage
  • Price Discovery Closes
  • Prescribed Fire for Wildlife Benefits

00:01:05 – Livestock Trade and Meat Storage: A cattle market update from Tyler Cozzens, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, begins today’s show. He reviews the recent trade and cold storage reports.

00:12:05 – Price Discovery Closes: Keeping today’s show moving is Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discussing finished price discovery for crop insurance.

00:23:05 – Prescribed Fire for Wildlife Benefits: K-State wildlife specialist, Drew Ricketts, ends the show explaining how prescribed fire is beneficial for wildlife populations and what has the biggest impact on species.

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