🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2253 – Trends in Mourning Doves…Putting Smooth Bromegrass Back in Fields

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Mourning Doves
  • Smooth Bromegrass Renovations
  • Temperature and Humidity Impacts on Dairy Cattle

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Mourning Doves: Beginning the show is part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode with Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken as they chat about mourning doves in Kansas, noting how their population has trended and hunting potential.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

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00:12:05 – Smooth Bromegrass Renovations: Tina Sullivan and Molly Reichenborn keep the show rolling as they discuss renovating smooth bromegrass. They explain what issues growers could run into and their recommendations.

Planting Cool-Season Perennials: Smooth Bromegrass

00:23:05 – Temperature and Humidity Impacts on Dairy Cattle: K-State dairy specialist, Mike Brouk, ends the show saying how the combination of temperature and humidity can have a huge impact on cows milking more than 77 pounds of milk per day.

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