๐ŸŽ™๏ธ K-State Agriculture Today: 2244 – How One Bad Crop Influences the Economy…Late-Season Pests in Cotton

  • What Does a Bad Wheat Crop Mean for the Economy?
  • Stink Bugs and Bollworms in Cotton
  • Balancing Creep Feeding and Pasture Management

00:01:05 โ€“ What Does a Bad Wheat Crop Mean for the Economy?: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts today’s show as he discusses how a loss from the wheat crop doesn’t mean that agriculture operations are failing.

A Bad Wheat Crop is Not a Farm Economic Collapse

Roger on AgManager.info

00:12:05 โ€“ Stink Bugs and Bollworms in Cotton: Continuing the show is K-State’s Logan Simon and Anthony Zukoff as they explain stink bugs and bollworms in cotton and what management strategies are available to growers.

Late-Season Insect Pest Considerations and Bt Stewardship in Cotton

00:23:05 โ€“ Balancing Creep Feeding and Pasture Management: Part of the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast ends the show as Brad White, Bob Larson and Phillip Lancaster talk about creep feeding calves and pasture management.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

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