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.
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K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
1734 - Cattle Market Demand...Farm Bill Update
- Cattle Market Reports
- What's Holding Up the Farm Bill?
- 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Reports: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, starts today’s show with a cattle ma…
1733 - Possible Grain Market Outcomes...Heat in Kansas
- Grain Market Scenarios
- Leaky Gut and Sudden Calf Death
- Cool and Dry to Hot and Dry
00:01:05 – Grain Market Scenarios: K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, kicks off today’s show with this week’…
1732 - Soybean Pests...Sorghum Connection
- Soybean Pests in the Field
- Sorghum Connections and Upcoming Events
- Environmentally Sustainable Lawn
00:01:05 – Soybean Pests in the Field: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, begins today…
1731 - Handling CRP Ground...Weaning Calves Early
- CRP Program Reminders and FSA County Committees
- Early Weaning Calves
- Cattle Questions This Time of Year
00:01:05 – CRP Program Reminders and FSA County Committees: Kicking off today’s show is Al…
1730 - Perennial Grass Management...Symposium for Cooperatives
- Controlling Warm-Season Perennial Grasses
- Cooperative Health and Leadership Symposium
- A Look at the Federal Milk Marketing Order Proposal
00:01:05 – Controlling Warm-Season Perennial Grasses: St…
1729 - Cattle Market...Field Day for Water Technologies
- Cattle Market Outlook
- Flickner Innovation Farm Demonstration Day
- Herons Around Ponds
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Outlook: A cattle market update with Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livesto…
1728 - Grain Market Here and Abroad...Weather Outlook
- Grain Market, International and Domestic, Part 1
- Grain Market, International and Domestic, Part 2
- Cooler Than Normal Temps in Kansas
00:01:05 – Grain Market, International and Domestic, Part 1: …
1727 - Soybean Pests Right Now...Risk and Profit
- Scouting and Managing Soybean Pests
- Risk and Profit Conference and Other Events
- Things to be Doing in Horticulture
00:01:05 – Scouting and Managing Soybean Pests: K-State crop entomologist, Jeff…
1726 - Properly Reporting 4-H Income and Foreign Accounts...Cotton Pests
- Ag Law Reminders for Producers
- Insect Pests in Kansas Cotton
- Technology Advancements in Vet Med
00:01:05 – Ag Law Reminders for Producers: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, kick…
1725 - Controlling Invasive Plants...Castration Methods
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Invasive Species
- Different Methods of Castration on Bulls Entering the Feedlot
- HPAI Research at K-State
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Invasive Species: An episode of…
1724 - Market Update for Cattle...Digital Agriculture at K-State
- Cattle Market Outlook and International Look
- International Conference on Precision Agriculture
- Faces in Agriculture Today: Jeff Oakes
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Outlook and International Look: Sta…
1723 - Grain Market Outlook...Retirement Account Options
- WASDE Report Expectations
- KFMA Podcast: Retirement Accounts
- Moisture in Kansas
00:01:05 – WASDE Report Expectations: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, kicks off today’s show with this week’…
1722 - Final 2024 Wheat Harvest Update...Animal Care at Fairs
- Kansas Wheat Harvest Final Update
- Animal Health at County Fairs
- Insects this Summer
00:01:05 – Kansas Wheat Harvest Final Update: Starting today's show is Marsha Boswell, vice president of commu…
1721 - FSA Loan Program for Drought...Soil Benefits for Grazing Cover Crops
- FSA Emergency Loan Program
- Grazing Cover Crops in No-Till Cropping Systems
- When to Remove Bulls from Breeding
00:01:05 – FSA Emergency Loan Program: Kansas Farm Service Agency farm loan chief Jo…
1720 - Impacting SDS...Bugs in Crop Fields
- Influences on Sudden Death Syndrome
- Japanese Beetles, Burrowing Bugs and Grasshoppers in Fields
- Dairy Prices for Producers vs Consumers
00:01:05 – Influences on Sudden Death Syndrome: Starting t…
1719 - Cattle Market Data Recap...Soybean Nutrients
- Cattle Trade Data
- Soybean Nutrient Deficiencies
- Packrats
00:01:05 – Cattle Trade Data: Kicking off the show is a cattle market update with Livestock Marketing Information Center agricultural eco…
1718 - Corn and Soybean Balance Sheet...Controlling Pigweeds
- Grain Market Prices and Supply
- Need to Control Palmer Amaranth
- Weather Forecast for July
00:01:05 – Grain Market Prices and Supply: Dan O’Brien starts today’s show by talking about grain prices …
1717 - Case Decisions Influence Agriculture...Safety on Farms and Ranches
- SCOTUS Opinions Impacting Agriculture
- Making Agriculture Safe for Children
- Cattle Grazing Feedstuffs This Summer
00:01:05 – SCOTUS Opinions Impacting Agriculture: K-State and Washburn law profes…
1716 - Alligator Snapping Turtles...Farm Income Estimates
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Reintroducing Alligator Snapping Turtles
- Kansas Net Farm Income Estimated Projections
- How Dairy is Handling the Heat
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Reintroducing Allig…
1715 - How Consumers Prepare Meat...Plant Analysis
- Cattle Market Outlook and Meat Demand Monitor
- Plant Analysis for Corn
- Sharing Agriculture with Customers
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Outlook and Meat Demand Monitor: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock…