🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2200 – Farm Service Agency Loans and Look Ahead…Beetles and Rootworms in Kansas Crops

  • Loan Opportunities with the Farm Service Agency
  • Japanese Beetles and Corn Rootworms in Kansas
  • Cattle Health Starting in Gestation

00:01:05 – Loan Opportunities with the Farm Service Agency: Beginning the show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as he reviews FSA loan opportunities and what is coming up for the agency.

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00:12:05 – Japanese Beetles and Corn Rootworms in Kansas: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, keeps the show rolling as he discusses Japanese beetles and corn rootworms. He explains what crops they could be impacting and what growers can be doing.

00:23:05 – Cattle Health Starting in Gestation: Part of the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast with Brad White, Bob Larson and special guest Lee Jones ends today’s show as they chat about a key health risk in cattle.

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