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Agriculture Today
Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout the state. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. Kansas State University has produced daily, ag-related broadcasts since KSAC radio first went on the air in 1924. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the…
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2299 - Kansas Soybean Growers...Continued Breast Cancer Impacts
Kansas Soybean Season Breast Cancer Awareness Month Moving Houseplants Inside 00:01:05 – Kansas Soybean Season: Starting off today's show are Kansas soybean…
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2298 - Signing Up for ARC and PLC...Soybean Seed Harvest Challenges
FSA Program Details and Deadlines Soybean Seed Harvest Quality Concerns Giving Heifers Their Best Chance 00:01:05 – FSA Program Details and Deadlines: The show…
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2297 - Why Bees Might be Finding a New Habitat...Kansas 4-H
Why Bees Swarm Kansas 4-Hers Involvement Corn and Milo Stalks for Bedding and Feed 00:01:05 – Why Bees Swarm: Starting the show is K-State crop entomologist…
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2296 - Cattle Market Recovery...Conference for Kansas Landowners
Placements Lower Than Expected 2026 Kansas Landowner Conference Being Vigilant of Chronic Wasting Disease 00:01:05 – Placements Lower Than Expected: A cattle…
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2295 - Stable, But Tight Grain Market...Grain Economics
Kansas Commodities Grain Market Grain Logistics and Profitability First Kansas Freeze 00:01:05 – Kansas Commodities Grain Market: Beginning our show is K-State…
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2294 - Economics of Nitrogen...Extension Agents Supporting Agriculture
Nitrogen Prices and Trends K-State Extension Agriculture Agents Sweet Potato Harvest 00:01:05 – Nitrogen Prices and Trends: K-State Extension farm economist…
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2293 - Harvest Fuel Relief Program Announcement...Appropriate Soil Sampling and Testing
Farm Aid Program Announced Getting a Soil Sample and Understanding a Lab's Method, Part 1 Getting a Soil Sample and Understanding a Lab's Method, Part 2…
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2292 - Are Bats in Kansas a Concern?...Protein Supplementation Choices for Cows
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Bats in Kansas Cow Protein Supplementation Options Another HPAI Detection on Kansas Farm 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Bats in…
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2291 - Cattle Numbers...Project for Wheat Conservation
Cattle Market Prices and Slaughter Numbers Conservation Practices Project for Kansas Wheat, Part 1 Conservation Practices Project for Kansas Wheat, Part 2…
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2290 - Corn has Biggest Story After Reports...Are Blister Beetles Still in Alfalfa?
Up and Down in the Grain Market Cold Weather Influence on Insects Normal October Weather Pattern 00:01:05 – Up and Down in the Grain Market: K-State grain…
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2289 - Recognizing Cooperatives for Kansas...Safety for Wildlife Harvest
Cooperative Resources in Kansas Connecting with Cooperatives and Safe Wildlife Harvest Home Landscape Weed Control 00:01:05 – Cooperative Resources in Kansas…
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2288 - Producer Payments and Learning...Why to Test Soil and Apply Fertilization in the Fall
ARC and PLC Payments for Producers Soil Testing and Fertilization in the Fall Livestock Emergency Response Plan Training 00:01:05 – ARC and PLC Payments for…
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2287 - Getting Control of Weeds this Fall...Feedlot Specialist Joins K-State
Fall Weed Control with Herbicides New K-State Feedlot Specialist 2026 World Dairy Expo 00:01:05 – Fall Weed Control with Herbicides: Beginning today's show is…
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2286 - Beef and Dairy Cow Slaughter...Rural Development Goals
Beef Slaughter and Trade USDA Rural Development Undersecretary Too Many Leaves in Ponds 00:01:05 – Beef Slaughter and Trade: A cattle market update from Tyler…
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2285 - New and Old Grain Market Trends...How Beef Checkoff Works
Continued Grain Market Expectations Smoke and Mirrors: Kansas Beef Checkoff From Wet Conditions to Drying Out 00:01:05 – Continued Grain Market Expectations…
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2284 - Nutrition for Longevity...Focus on Feedlots' Feed Conversions
Henry C. Gardiner Speaker: Yanni Papanikolaou Seeing Heat Stress Impacts in Focus on Feedlots Nuisance Pests that Overwinter in Homes 00:01:05 – Henry C…
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2283 - Having Access to Landlocked Property...Residual Pasture Vegetation
Landlocked Property and FSA Committee Ballot Pasture Conditions and Evaluations Learning About the Workforce 00:01:05 – Landlocked Property and FSA Committee…
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2282 - Establishing a Pond and Caring for it...Planning Your Legacy
Fins, Fur and Feathers: New and Old Ponds Starting Estate Planning Foot Baths for Hoof Health 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: New and Old Ponds: K-State's…
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2281 - Market Conditions for Cow-Calf Operations...Virtual Fencing for Cattle
Tools and Market Impacts for Cow-Calf Producers Virtual Fencing Options, Part 1 Virtual Fencing Options, Part 2 00:01:05 – Tools and Market Impacts for…
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2280 - Stocks Report Impacting WASDE Report Expectations...Harvest Aid for Cotton
Grain Stocks Market Report Impacts Harvest Aid Choices for Cotton Growers Rain Across Kansas 00:01:05 – Grain Stocks Market Report Impacts: Starting the show…
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2279 - ARC and PLC Decisions to Make...Corn Safety for Children
Strategies for ARC and PLC Decisions Should we Have Corn Pits at Fall Activities? Adding a Tree to the Landscape 00:01:05 – Strategies for ARC and PLC…
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2278 - FSA Training to Continue Supporting Farmers...Burning Pasture in the Fall
FSA Announcements for Farmers Late Season Burning Research on Retreating Cattle 00:01:05 – FSA Announcements for Farmers: Beginning today's show is David…
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2277 - Sericea Lespedeza Fall Control...Purpose of Wheat Insecticide Seed Treatments
Late Season Control Options for Sericea Being Prepared for Wheat Pests Will Kansas be a Top 10 Milk Producing State? 00:01:05 – Late Season Control Options for…
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2276 - Letting the Cattle Market Work...Preparing Wheat for After Summer Crops
Cattle Market Disruptions Wheat After Summer Row Crops Why are Ponds Green? 00:01:05 – Cattle Market Disruptions: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist…
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2275 - Grain Futures, Trade and Weather Impacts...2026 Kansas Corn Crop
Watching the Weather for the Long-Term Grain Market Kansas Corn Growers Discuss Their Harvest Enjoyable Kansas Weather 00:01:05 – Watching the Weather for the…
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2274 - Wheat Planting Across Kansas...This Year's Gardiner Lecture Preview
Being Prepared for Wheat Planting Getting Ready for the Henry C. Gardiner Lecture Adding Color to the Fall Home Landscape 00:01:05 – Being Prepared for Wheat…
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2273 - Making Sure a Loan, is Actually a Loan...Fall Calving Preparations
Is the Money a Loan or Gross Income? Being Ready for Fall Calving Diversification for Cattle Operations 00:01:05 – Is the Money a Loan or Gross Income?: Roger…
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2272 - Wildlife Program Options for Landowners...Cereal Rye and Other Cover Crops
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Programs for Landowners Cover Crop Reactions to Past Herbicide Use Safety on the Dairy Farm 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Programs…
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2271 - Cattle Report and the Cattle in the Market...Diesel Prices
Recovery in the Cattle Market High Diesel Price Impacts Pesticide Label Acronyms 00:01:05 – Recovery in the Cattle Market: A cattle market update from Derrell…
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2270 - Mixture of Grain Market Changes and Steadiness...Domestic and International Grain
Big Topics in Grain Market Macroeconomics Numbers for Corn, Sorghum, Soybeans and Wheat Cooling Down in Kansas 00:01:05 – Big Topics in Grain Market…
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2269 - Getting Winter Canola in the Field...Native versus Non-Native Phragmites in Kansas
Preparing for Winter Canola Planting Managing Phragmites in Kansas Cool-Season Lawn Work 00:01:05 – Preparing for Winter Canola Planting: A discussion about…
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2268 - FSA Learning More About Producers...Leaf Scorch on Trees
FSA Traveling and Learning Around the State Tree Needs and Leaf Scorch, Part 1 Tree Needs and Leaf Scorch, Part 2 00:01:05 – FSA Traveling and Learning Around…
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2267 - The Process of Taking Forage Samples...Estimating Cotton Yield from Boll Counts
Taking Forage Samples Cotton Lint Yield Estimates Increasing Milk Protein for Milk Payments 00:01:05 – Taking Forage Samples: Beginning the show is K-State…
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2266 - Feeder Cattle Prices...Checking Grain Sorghum and Soybeans
Cow-Calf Returns and Beef Trade Grain Sorghum Yield Potential and Soybean Dry Down Wildlife Predation on Young Livestock 00:01:05 – Cow-Calf Returns and Beef…
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2265 - Major Points in the Grain Market...Artificial Intelligence on the Farm
New Numbers Coming into the Grain Market Artificial Intelligence in Farm Machinery Did the Moisture Benefit the Drought? 00:01:05 – New Numbers Coming into the…
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2264 - Increased Death Loss in Feedyards...Checking for Sudden Death Syndrome
Marketing More Animals in Feedlots Testing for Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans Current Kansas Insect Pests 00:01:05 – Marketing More Animals in Feedlots…
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2263 - More Developments to WOTUS...How Medicine Goes from Concept to Livestock
Agricultural Law and Rule Developments Understanding More About Veterinary Biologics, Part 1 Understanding More About Veterinary Biologics, Part 2 00:01:05 –…
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2262 - Fish Kill Causes and Prevention...Conference for Agricultural Lenders
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Fish Kill U.S. Biosecurity and Ag Lenders Conference Genetically Engineered New World Screwworm 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Fish…
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2261 - Grain Market Trade and International Markets...Temperatures Staying Hot
Geopolitics in the Grain Market Continued Weather Pattern and Forecast Crop Insurance Catch-Up Webinars 00:01:05 – Geopolitics in the Grain Market: Beginning…
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2260 - Pests in Grain Sorghum and Heat Influences...Where Lean Beef Trimmings Come From
Impact Heat has on Crop Pests Lean Beef Trimmings Domestic and Imported Picking Quality Grass Seed 00:01:05 – Impact Heat has on Crop Pests: Jeff Whitworth…
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2259 - FSA Livestock Forage Program...Safety Concerns of Runovers in Agriculture
FSA Programs Available During Dry Times Preventing Runovers in Agriculture, Part 1 Preventing Runovers in Agriculture, Part 2 00:01:05 – FSA Programs Available…
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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…
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2257 - Cattle Prices, Imports and Trimmings...Learning More About Cover Crops
Cattle Prices and News in the Market Cover Crop Field Days Checking in on Water Quality 00:01:05 – Cattle Prices and News in the Market: Beginning the show is…
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2256 - Keeping an Eye on Future Reports for the Grain Market...Beef Stocker Field Day
Grain Market Price Trends K-State Beef Stocker Field Day No Big Changes in the Weather 00:01:05 – Grain Market Price Trends: K-State grain economist, Daniel…
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2255 - Soil Testing for Wheat Production...Soil pH and Liming Needs
Soil Fertility Considerations for Wheat Production, Part 1 Soil Fertility Considerations for Wheat Production, Part 2 Still Time to Plant in the Garden…
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2254 - Property Right Cases in Agriculture...Planning for Final Irrigation
Property Rights in Agriculture Deciding on Final Irrigation Timing Keeping Track of Cattle Records 00:01:05 – Property Rights in Agriculture: Roger McEowen…
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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…
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2252 - News and Reports Influencing the Cattle Market...Feedstuffs with High Nitrates and Prussic Acid
Cattle Market Signals Nitrate Toxicity and Prussic Acid Concerns, Part 1 Nitrate Toxicity and Prussic Acid Concerns, Part 2 00:01:05 – Cattle Market Signals…
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2251 - Grain Market Crop Tour...Purebred Beef Unit
What has Influenced the Grain Market K-State Purebred Beef Unit Small Weather Pattern Change 00:01:05 – What has Influenced the Grain Market: Daniel O'Brien…
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2250 - Western Kansas Research Learning...Sheep and Meat Goats at K-State
K-State Western Kansas Field Days K-State Sheep and Meat Goat Center Horticultural Insect Pests 00:01:05 – K-State Western Kansas Field Days: Beginning the…
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2249 - Drought and Climate Anxiety and Kansas Research and Extension Centers
Drought and Climate Can Impact Health Kansas Research and Extension Centers Weaning Calves with Limited Handling 00:01:05 – Drought and Climate Can Impact…
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2248 - Silage Harvest Safety Reminders and K-State's Beef Stocker Unit
Silage Harvest Safety K-State's Beef Stocker Unit Four Tips for Harvesting Silage 00:01:05 – Silage Harvest Safety: K-State Extension beef cattle specialist…
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2247- Cattle Market Uncertainty and the History of the Hal Ross Flour Mill
Uncertainty in the Cattle Market History of the Hal Ross Flour Mill Desired Plants for Hunting Plots 00:01:05 – Uncertainty in the Cattle Market: Starting off…
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2246 - Grain Supply and Demand Balance Sheets...What Farmers and USDA See for the Crop
A Bit of a Surprise for Corn and Sorghum Balance Sheets Numbers from Wheat and Soybean Reports More Hot Kansas Weather 00:01:05 – A Bit of a Surprise for Corn…
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2245 - Key Focus on Feedlot Data Points...Pests Eating Weeds and Alfalfa
Finding a Bit of Consistency in Kansas Feedyards Webworms Eating on Pigweeds and Alfalfa Making Sure to Water Trees and Shrubs 00:01:05 – Finding a Bit of…
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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 – What Does a Bad…
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2243 - Explaining Bad Pond Advice...Weed Control in Smooth Bromegrass
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pond Care Advice Weeds in Smooth Bromegrass Whole Milk Sold in 2025 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pond Care Advice: Beginning the…
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2242 - What Beef Customers are Wanting...Communication for Agricultural Policy
Cattle Imports Continue to Shift with Border Reopening How Agricultural Policy is Supported with Concise Communication Sorghum Connection Field Days 00:01:05 –…
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2241 - Getting Ready for Crop Production Reports...Corn Leaf Hoppers in our Corn
Seeing the Grain Market Futures Move Corn Leaf Hoppers in Kansas Impressive Heat in Kansas 00:01:05 – Seeing the Grain Market Futures Move: K-State grain…
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2240 - Scrapie Back in the U.S...Soybean Pests
Eradicating Goat and Sheep Scrapie Bean Leaf Beetles and Podworms Garden and Landscape Pests 00:01:05 – Eradicating Goat and Sheep Scrapie: Kelsey Bentley…