πŸŽ™οΈ K-State Agriculture Today: 2150 – Kansas Feedlots Inputs and Outputs…Ag Tech Day for Youth

  • Focus on Feedlots: Continued Heavy Cattle
  • NASA STELLA at Ag Tech Day
  • Reducing Corn Silage in Cow’s Diet

00:01:05 – Focus on Feedlots: Continued Heavy Cattle: Justin Waggoner, K-State beef cattle specialist, starts today’s show as he recaps the recent “Focus on Feedlots” report and where cattle are currently finishing in terms of weight.

Focus on Feedlots

KSUBeef.org

jwaggon@ksu.edu

00:12:05 – NASA STELLA at Ag Tech Day: The show continues with Jacob Orser, program support specialist with NASA Acres, as he discusses NASA’s STELLA and what he will be teaching kids at the upcoming Ag Tech Day.

NASA – STELLA

Ag Tech Day

00:23:05 – Reducing Corn Silage in Cow’s Diet: K-State dairy specialist, Mike Brouk, ends the showing saying how recent studies show that a BMR male sterile sorghum hybrid can effectively replace about 25-30% of the corn silage in a lactating cow’s diet.

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