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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.

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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.

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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
27 minutes
Episodes
309
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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1951 - Farm Service Agency Deadlines...Decisions for Annual Forage Insurance

1951 - Farm Service Agency Deadlines...Decisions for Annual Forage Insurance

  • FSA Programs with Open Enrollment
  • Annual Forage Insurance
  • Tariffs Impacting the Beef Cattle Industry

 

00:01:05 – FSA Programs with Open Enrollment: Michael Martin, Kansas Farm Service Agency agri…

00:27:53  |   Wed 11 Jun 2025
1950 - Mixing Pond Water...Checking out and Caring for Trees

1950 - Mixing Pond Water...Checking out and Caring for Trees

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Stratification and Fish Kill
  • Champion Trees and Summer Tree Care
  • Growth in the Milk Industry

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Stratification and Fish Kill: Part of anot…

00:27:53  |   Tue 10 Jun 2025
1949 - Regional Cattle Prices...Sericea Lespedeza

1949 - Regional Cattle Prices...Sericea Lespedeza

  • Feeder and Fed Cattle Prices
  • Sericea Lespedeza Management
  • Faces in Agriculture: Michael Springer

 

00:01:05 – Feeder and Fed Cattle Prices: Today's show begins with a cattle market update from Tyl…

00:27:53  |   Mon 09 Jun 2025
1948 - Geopolitical Concerns for the Grain Market...Wheat Crop

1948 - Geopolitical Concerns for the Grain Market...Wheat Crop

  • A Positive of Lower Grain Prices
  • Update on Kansas Wheat
  • Drought Improvements

 

00:01:05 – A Positive of Lower Grain Prices: A grain market update from K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, kicksta…

00:27:53  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
1947 - Pivot Irrigation Efficiency...Old World and Broomsedge Bluestem Grass Control

1947 - Pivot Irrigation Efficiency...Old World and Broomsedge Bluestem Grass Control

  • Maximizing Pivot System Efficiency
  • Managing Old World Bluestem and Broomsedge
  • Native and Ornamental Grasses for Kansas

 

00:01:05 – Maximizing Pivot System Efficiency: Beginning today’s show is K-…

00:27:53  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
1946 - Bills and Cases from D.C. Impacting Agriculture...Getting Clothes Clean

1946 - Bills and Cases from D.C. Impacting Agriculture...Getting Clothes Clean

  • What's Happening in the Government?
  • Importance of Good Laundry Care
  • Clostridial Cattle Diseases

 

00:01:05 – What's Happening in the Government?: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor,…

00:27:53  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
1945 - Reducing Heat Stress in Cattle...Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

1945 - Reducing Heat Stress in Cattle...Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

  • Shade and Limit Feeding for Cattle in the Summer
  • Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge
  • Dairy Fly Control Methods

 

00:01:05 – Shade and Limit Feeding for Cattle in the Summer: Starting the show is K-S…

00:27:53  |   Tue 03 Jun 2025
1944 - Cattle Demand and Financial Sentiment...Dealing with Termites and Ants

1944 - Cattle Demand and Financial Sentiment...Dealing with Termites and Ants

  • Steady Cattle Market
  • Ants and Termites in Homes and Buildings
  • Piping Plover Characteristics

 

00:01:05 – Steady Cattle Market: A cattle market update from K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor …

00:27:53  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
1943 - Grain Market Prices...Current Weather Pattern

1943 - Grain Market Prices...Current Weather Pattern

  • Potential Outcomes for Crops
  • More Precipitation in Kansas?
  • Protecting Against Ticks

 

00:01:05 – Potential Outcomes for Crops: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, kicks off today’s show with his…

00:27:53  |   Fri 30 May 2025
1942 - Understanding Rabies in Cattle...Mental Health for Farmers and Ranchers

1942 - Understanding Rabies in Cattle...Mental Health for Farmers and Ranchers

  • Rabies in Cattle
  • KFMA: Mental Health in Agriculture
  • Weeds in the Garden and Landscape

 

00:01:05 – Rabies in Cattle: Gregg Hanzlicek, K-State veterinarian, kicks off today’s show as he discusses r…

00:27:53  |   Thu 29 May 2025
1941 - New Director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency...Too Much Water for Crops?

1941 - New Director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency...Too Much Water for Crops?

  • David Schemm Returns to Kansas FSA
  • Crops in Saturated Soils
  • What to do With Herpes in Cattle

 

00:01:05 – David Schemm Returns to Kansas FSA: Beginning today’s show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Se…

00:27:53  |   Wed 28 May 2025
1940 - Bringing Back Wildlife...Futures Prices in the Cattle Market

1940 - Bringing Back Wildlife...Futures Prices in the Cattle Market

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Dire Wolves
  • Cattle Market Headlines
  • Controlling Flies at a Dairy

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Dire Wolves: Part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode with Dre…

00:27:53  |   Tue 27 May 2025
1939 - Positive Hard Red Winter Wheat Exports...Improving Swine Research at K-State

1939 - Positive Hard Red Winter Wheat Exports...Improving Swine Research at K-State

  • Support in the Grain Market
  • New K-State Swine Nursery
  • More Rain in Kansas

 

00:01:05 – Support in the Grain Market: K-State grain economist Dan O'Brien starts the show by looking into the futures,…

00:27:53  |   Fri 23 May 2025
1938 - Alfalfa Pest Update...Looking into Lowering Cattle Input Costs

1938 - Alfalfa Pest Update...Looking into Lowering Cattle Input Costs

  • Should Growers Spray Their Alfalfa for Pests?
  • Minimizing Costs for Cattle Producers
  • Adding Perennials to the Landscape

 

00:01:05 – Should Growers Spray Their Alfalfa for Pests?: Jeff Whitworth, K…

00:27:53  |   Thu 22 May 2025
1937 - Extending Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...Taking Control of Brush Species

1937 - Extending Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...Taking Control of Brush Species

  • Tax Legislation for "One, Big, Beautiful Bill"
  • Brush and Poison Ivy Control
  • Cattle Health Metrics

 

00:01:05 – Tax Legislation for "One, Big, Beautiful Bill": Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn l…

00:27:53  |   Wed 21 May 2025
1936 - 2024 State Farm Income...KFMA Summary for Associations

1936 - 2024 State Farm Income...KFMA Summary for Associations

  • KFMA State Summary for 2024
  • KFMA Association Summary for 2024
  • All Breeds Junior Dairy Show

 

00:01:05 – KFMA State Summary for 2024: Beginning today’s show is Mark Dikeman, Kansas Farm Management …

00:27:53  |   Tue 20 May 2025
1935 - What's Impacting the Cattle Market?...Kansas Farm Income for 2025

1935 - What's Impacting the Cattle Market?...Kansas Farm Income for 2025

  • New World Screwworm's Cattle Market Impact
  • Farm Income Outlook
  • Chronic Wasting Disease at Feeders

 

00:01:05 – New World Screwworm's Cattle Market Impact: A cattle market update from Oklahoma Stat…

00:27:53  |   Mon 19 May 2025
1934 - Grain Market After the WASDE Report...Rain in Kansas?

1934 - Grain Market After the WASDE Report...Rain in Kansas?

  • Corn and Grain Sorghum Market
  • Wheat and Soybean Market
  • Severe Weather in Kansas

 

00:01:05 – Corn and Grain Sorghum Market: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, the senior economis…

00:27:53  |   Fri 16 May 2025
1933 - Grain Sorghum Planting...Wheat Tour Concerns and Yield Estimates

1933 - Grain Sorghum Planting...Wheat Tour Concerns and Yield Estimates

  • Planting Considerations for Grain Sorghum
  • Winter Wheat Quality Tour, Day 3
  • Insects on Trees and Plants

 

00:01:05 – Planting Considerations for Grain Sorghum: K-State Extension agronomist, Logan S…

00:27:53  |   Thu 15 May 2025
1932 - Assisting Farmers and Ranchers...Wheat Quality Tour Update

1932 - Assisting Farmers and Ranchers...Wheat Quality Tour Update

  • FSA Loan Programs and Credit Standing
  • Winter Wheat Quality Tour, Day 2
  • Cattle Pour-On

 

00:01:05 – FSA Loan Programs and Credit Standing: Starting today’s show is Marissa Kepley, Kansas Farm Servi…

00:27:53  |   Wed 14 May 2025
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