🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2161 – FSA Program Loans, Rates and Deadlines…Cutting and Maintaining Quality Hay

  • Interest Rates and Loan Programs at FSA
  • Improving Hay Quality
  • Cattle Recordkeeping Program

00:01:05 – Interest Rates and Loan Programs at FSA: David Schemm, state executive director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, begins today’s show as he highlights FSA loan programs and current interest rates.

Farmers.gov

00:12:05 – Improving Hay Quality: K-State Extension agronomists Tina Sullivan and Logan Simon keep the show rolling as they discuss factors to help grow, cut and maintain quality hay.

Considerations to Improve Hay Quality

eUpdate.agronomy.ksu.edu

00:23:05 – Cattle Recordkeeping Program: Ending the show is part of a Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast with Brad White, Bob Larson and special guest Cambree Schmaltz chatting about the CalfDex project and what they want to provide producers.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

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