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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
312
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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1895 - Cattle Market Prices...Mineral Supplementation

1895 - Cattle Market Prices...Mineral Supplementation

  • Cattle Market and Meat Demand
  • Cattle Mineral Management
  • Time to Start Seeing Snakes

 

00:01:05 – Cattle Market and Meat Demand: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, starts the show with a ca…

00:27:53  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
1894 - Grain Market Outlook...Corn Herbicides

1894 - Grain Market Outlook...Corn Herbicides

  • A Look at the Grain Market
  • Residual Herbicides for Corn
  • Seasons of the Weather in One Week

 

00:01:05 – A Look at the Grain Market: A grain market update with K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien k…

00:27:53  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
1893 - Ticks in Kansas...Brown Recluse Spiders are Waking Up

1893 - Ticks in Kansas...Brown Recluse Spiders are Waking Up

  • Ticks are Out in Kansas
  • Alfalfa Pests and Brown Recluse Spiders
  • Preventing Crabgrass

 

00:01:05 – Ticks are Out in Kansas: Ticks are starting to come out in Kansas so K-State veterinary entomologi…

00:27:53  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
1892 - FSA Loans...Wheat Pests

1892 - FSA Loans...Wheat Pests

  • Farm Service Agency Loan Programs
  • Beginning Wheat Crop Pests
  • Dystocia in Cattle

 

00:01:05 – Farm Service Agency Loan Programs: Beginning today’s show is Marissa Kepley, Kansas Farm Service Agency…

00:27:53  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
1891 - Learning About Bluegill...Topdressing with Nitrogen

1891 - Learning About Bluegill...Topdressing with Nitrogen

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Bluegill in Kansas
  • Nitrogen Topdressing for Wheat
  • Lameness in the Dairy Herd

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Bluegill in Kansas: Part of another Fins, Fur and Feathers…

00:27:53  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
1890 - Cattle Market Outlook...Wheat Herbicide Application

1890 - Cattle Market Outlook...Wheat Herbicide Application

  • Cattle and Retail Prices
  • Putting Herbicides on Wheat
  • Pasture and Irrigated Surveys

 

00:01:05 – Cattle and Retail Prices: Beginning today’s show is a cattle market update from Tyler Cozzens, direc…

00:27:53  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
1889 - Grain Market Balances...Hot, Dry and Windy in Kansas

1889 - Grain Market Balances...Hot, Dry and Windy in Kansas

  • Supply and Demand of the Grain Market, Part 1
  • Supply and Demand of the Grain Market, Part 2
  • High Fire Weather Concerns

 

00:01:05 – Supply and Demand of the Grain Market, Part 1: A grain market up…

00:27:53  |   Fri 14 Mar 2025
1888 - HPAI Still in Kansas...Fly Control

1888 - HPAI Still in Kansas...Fly Control

  • Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • Controlling Flies on Cattle Operations
  • Planting in March

 

00:01:05 – Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Starting today’s show is Justin Smith…

00:27:53  |   Thu 13 Mar 2025
1887 - Discharging of Pollutants in Water...Can Farms Pay Back Debt?

1887 - Discharging of Pollutants in Water...Can Farms Pay Back Debt?

  • Agriculture's Return Flow Exemption
  • Debt Repayment Capacity
  • Cattle Inventory

 

00:01:05 – Agriculture's Return Flow Exemption: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins the show as…

00:27:53  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
1886 - Genetic Modification, Engineering and Editing...Hopefully Increasing Milk Consumption

1886 - Genetic Modification, Engineering and Editing...Hopefully Increasing Milk Consumption

  • Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 1
  • Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 2
  • New Dairy Product

 

00:01:05 – Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 1: Starting today’s show is Alison Van Eenennaam, a U.C. Da…

00:27:53  |   Tue 11 Mar 2025
1885 - Cattle Prices...Agriculture Worker Safety

1885 - Cattle Prices...Agriculture Worker Safety

  • Cattle Market Risk and Consumer Debt
  • Safety Training for Agriculture
  • Vernal Ponds and Salamanders

 

00:01:05 – Cattle Market Risk and Consumer Debt: A cattle market update with University of Nebra…

00:27:53  |   Mon 10 Mar 2025
1884 - Grain Market Projections...Conversations at Work

1884 - Grain Market Projections...Conversations at Work

  • Grain Market Volatility
  • Workplace Communication
  • Kansas Weather Being Kansas Weather

 

00:01:05 – Grain Market Volatility: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, kickstarts today’s show with his gra…

00:27:53  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
1883 - Precision Ag Specialist...Horse Judging

1883 - Precision Ag Specialist...Horse Judging

  • Precision Agriculture in Kansas
  • Kansas 4-H Horse Judging Contest
  • At Home Prairie

 

00:01:05 – Precision Agriculture in Kansas: Beginning today’s show is K-State precision agriculture specialist De…

00:27:53  |   Thu 06 Mar 2025
1882 - Crop Rotation Research...Bull Condition Fertility

1882 - Crop Rotation Research...Bull Condition Fertility

  • Crop Rotation Profitability Research, Part 1
  • Crop Rotation Profitability Research, Part 2 and FSA Dairy Margin Coverage
  • Appropriate Bull Condition

 

00:01:05 – Crop Rotation Profitability Research,…

00:27:53  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
1881 - Issues with Starlings...Chapter 12 Bankruptcies

1881 - Issues with Starlings...Chapter 12 Bankruptcies

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Starlings
  • Farm Bankruptcies in 2024
  • Reducing Greenhouse Gasses for Dairy

 

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Starlings: Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken begin today’s show wit…

00:27:53  |   Tue 04 Mar 2025
1880 - Cattle Market and Demand...FFA Week

1880 - Cattle Market and Demand...FFA Week

  • Cattle Prices and Returns
  • Recap of National FFA Week
  • Faces in Agriculture: Ellie Bowman

 

00:01:05 – Cattle Prices and Returns: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off the show with a…

00:27:53  |   Mon 03 Mar 2025
1879 - Grain Market Movements...Snow, Rain and Drought

1879 - Grain Market Movements...Snow, Rain and Drought

  • Grain Market Comments from D.C., Part 1
  • Grain Market Comments from D.C., Part 2
  • Rollercoaster of Temperatures

 

00:01:05 – Grain Market Comments from D.C., Part 1: K-State grain economist Dan O'Br…

00:27:53  |   Fri 28 Feb 2025
1878 - Voluntary Beef Cattle Learning...Irrigation Water

1878 - Voluntary Beef Cattle Learning...Irrigation Water

  • Beef Quality Assurance Program
  • Effective Irrigation Water Use
  • Vermicomposting Care

 

00:01:05 – Beef Quality Assurance Program: A.J. Tarpoff, K-State Extension beef veterinarian, starts off today'…

00:27:53  |   Thu 27 Feb 2025
1877 - Ag Law and Tax in 2024...Rural Fire Departments and Firefighters

1877 - Ag Law and Tax in 2024...Rural Fire Departments and Firefighters

  • The Start of Roger's Top 10 in 2024
  • Programs for Rural Fire Departments
  • Bulls for Replacement Heifers

 

00:01:05 – The Start of Roger's Top 10 in 2024: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law prof…

00:27:53  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
1876 - Which Pests will be First...Wheat Conditions

1876 - Which Pests will be First...Wheat Conditions

  • Did the Cold Impact Insect Populations?
  • How Kansas Wheat is Doing
  • 2024 Milk Marketing Data

 

00:01:05 – Did the Cold Impact Insect Populations?: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, begins t…

00:27:53  |   Tue 25 Feb 2025
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