🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2201 – Insurance for Annual Forages…Controlling Weeds in Wheat Before the Combine

  • Annual Forage Insurance Options
  • Controlling Weeds Before Wheat Harvest
  • Warm Season Grasses

00:01:05 – Annual Forage Insurance Options: K-State’s Jenny Ifft and John Holman start the show as they explain annual forage insurance and how producers can use it in their operation as a risk mitigation tool.

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00:12:05 – Controlling Weeds Before Wheat Harvest: Sarah Ganske and Jeanne Falk Jones from K-State continue today’s show as they discuss weed control before wheat harvest and why it is crucial to get control before the combine gets in the field.

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00:23:05 – Warm Season Grasses: Ending the show is K-State Extension horticulture expert, Matt McKernan, as he talks about some of the benefits of warm season grasses — which can still be established through mid-summer.

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