πŸŽ™οΈ K-State Agriculture Today: 2162 – Champion Meat Evaluation Members…Peanut Production

  • National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team
  • End-of-Season Peanut Yield Forecasting
  • Spring Shrub Pruning

00:01:05 – National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team: K-State students Riley Miller and Olivia Nitschke start today’s show as they discuss what it was like being a part of the National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team.

00:12:05 – Forecasting End-of-Season Peanut Yield: Continuing the show is Taylor Cunningham, K-State student in the Master of Agribusiness program, as she explains her research on peanuts that looks into forecasting end-of-season peanut yield.

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00:23:05 – Spring Shrub Pruning: K-State Extension horticultural expert, Matt McKernan, ends the show with tips for pruning shrubs this spring. He says this could involve making thinning or reduction cuts, renewal cuts or rejuvenation pruning.

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