🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2187 – Considerations for Sorghum Planting…Early Weaning for Drought Management

  • Factors for Sorghum Planting Conditions
  • Early Weaning for Calves
  • Looking for Bagworms

00:01:05 – Factors for Sorghum Planting Conditions: A conversation about grain sorghum planting considerations with Lucas Haag, agronomist in-charge at Tribune, and Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, begins today’s show.

Sorghum Planting Considerations: Planting Date and Hybrid Maturity

Sorghum Planting Considerations: Seeding Rate and Row Spacing

00:12:05 – Early Weaning for Calves: Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef cattle specialist, keeps the show rolling as he talks about why early weaning could be an option for cattle producer’s drought management plan.

00:23:05 – Looking for Bagworms: Ending the show is K-State Extension horticulture expert, Matt McKernan, as he recommends those with conifers start scouting for early signs of bagworms on trees and shrubs.

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