1900 - Strong Cattle Market, Less Seasonality...Seeding Rates for Corn

• Cattle Market Update for the U.S. and Mexico
• Corn Seeding Rate Factors
• Cover Crop Survey

00:01:05 – Cattle Market Update for the U.S. and Mexico: A cattle market update with Oklahoma State University livestock economist, Derrell Peel, begins today's show. Derrell discusses the market and also gives a recap from his recent travels to Mexico and how their cattle market is doing.

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A Cattle Industry Update from Northern Mexico

00:12:05 – Corn Seeding Rate Factors: Keeping the show rolling are K-State Extension agronomists Tina Sullivan and Logan Simon as they explain optimal corn seeding rates and factors for people to consider before their planters hit the fields.

Optimal Corn Seeding Rate Recommendations

00:23:05 – Cover Crop Survey: Jena Schwartze, graduate research assistant in K-State's department of agronomy, ends the show talking about a cover crop survey she is asking growers to take the time complete. 

Cover Crop Survey

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