🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2258 – Weed Scouting from the Combine…Soybean Yield Predictions

  • Weed Scouting and Preventing Weed Spread
  • Making Yield Predictions for Soybeans
  • Beef-on-Dairy Calves in Breeding Programs

00:01:05 – Weed Scouting and Preventing Weed Spread: Sarah Ganske, K-State weed specialist, starts today’s show with a discussion on how growers can be scouting their fields and working to prevent weed spread from field to field.

Weed Management Practices: Fall Scounting and Equipment Cleaning

00:12:05 – Making Yield Predictions for Soybeans: Continuing the show is Tina Sullivan, K-State Extension agronomist, as she explains how soybean producers can be estimating their soybean yields.

Soybean Yield Estimation

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00:23:05 – Beef-on-Dairy Calves in Breeding Programs: K-State dairy specialist, Mike Brouk, ends today’s show encouraging dairy producers to think about their breeding programs and the potential impact beef-on-dairy calves, born nine months from now, could have on their operation.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

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