1896 - Livestock Composting...Operating ATV and UTVs Safely

• Composting Dead Livestock
• ATV and UTV Safety
• Kansas Milk Production Ranked

00:01:05 – Composting Dead Livestock: Beginning today’s show is K-State livestock specialist, Joel DeRouchey, and K-State watershed specialist, Ron Graber, as they explain a recent publication on composting livestock mortalities.

Environmental Considerations for Composting Livestock Mortalities

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00:12:05 – ATV and UTV Safety: Tawnie Larson, project manager for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at K-State, continues today’s show discussing ATV and UTV safety. She reminds listeners of important safety measures.

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00:23:05 – Kansas Milk Production Ranked: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show by saying Kansas remained 17th in the nation in milk production and ranked 16th in production per cow. However, according to the Federal Milk Marketing Order milk production in 2024 was down compared to 2023.

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