🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2177 – Going to Veterinary School at K-State…Coming Back to be the Dean

  • K-State Veterinary Medicine 2026 Alumni Fellow: Ralph Richardson, Part 1
  • K-State Veterinary Medicine 2026 Alumni Fellow: Ralph Richardson, Part 2
  • Common Pests: Sawfly, Tick and Bagworm

00:01:05 – K-State Veterinary Medicine 2026 Alumni Fellow: Ralph Richardson, Part 1: Today’s show starts with Ralph Richardson, 2026 K-State Alumni Fellow for the College of Veterinary Medicine, as we learn about his career and path in the industry.

00:12:05 – K-State Veterinary Medicine 2026 Alumni Fellow: Ralph Richardson, Part 2: Ralph Richardson also continues the show as he explains how he found his way back to Kansas State University as the Dean of the K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ralph Richardson Full Interview

00:23:05 – Common Pests: Sawfly, Tick and Bagworm: K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd, ends today’s show with information on the brown headed ash sawfly, a common pest of ash trees in May and June, ticks and bagworms.

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