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
- 316
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
2018 - Managing Voles...Respiratory Concerns with Storage Tanks
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Voles
- Storage Tank Safety in Agriculture
- Awarding McCarty Family Farms
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Voles: K-State wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts and fisheries an…
2017 - Demand in the Cattle Market...Keeping Atrazine in Fields
- Pause in the Cattle Market
- Using Atrazine Wisely, Part 1
- Using Atrazine Wisely, Part 2
00:01:05 – Pause in the Cattle Market: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, begins today's show with a…
2016 - Impacts of New Grain Reports...Celebrate Ag Event
- Crop Production and WASDE report
- Celebrate Ag Weekend
- Warmer Weather
00:01:05 – Crop Production and WASDE report: K-State grain economist Daniel O'Brien starts the show discussing the potential i…
2015 - Cover Crops for the Soil and Water...Why a Producer Chose Cover Crops
- The Value of Cover Crops, Part 1
- The Value of Cover Crops, Part 2
- Lawn and Garden Pests
00:01:05 – The Value of Cover Crops, Part 1: Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, and Stacie Minson, …
2014 - Is a Citizen's Arrest Legal in Kansas?...Seed Treatments
- New Case Involving Administrative Enforcement
- Insecticide Wheat Seed Treatments
- Getting the Correct Sample for Testing
00:01:05 – New Case Involving Administrative Enforcement: Beginning today's …
2013 - Crop Insurance Changes...Considerations for Producers
- Crop Insurance and Options, Part 1
- Crop Insurance and Options, Part 2
- Managing New World Screwworm
00:01:05 – Crop Insurance and Options, Part 1: Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair…
2012 - Cattle Market Trends Up...Prairie Dog Management
- Continued Record High Cattle Market
- Prairie Dog Control
- Podworms and Headworms
00:01:05 – Continued Record High Cattle Market: A cattle market update from Oklahoma State University livestock econ…
2011 - Grain Market Prices...Beef Stocker Field Day Learning
- Futures Trends in the Grain Market
- 2025 Beef Stocker Field Day
- Drying Out and Warming Up
00:01:05 – Futures Trends in the Grain Market: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, starts the show wi…
2010 - Helping Control Cereal Rye...2025 Flinchbaugh Forum
- Reducing the Spread of Weeds and Cereal Rye
- Inaugural Flinchbaugh Forum
- Shrubs for the Landscape
00:01:05 – Reducing the Spread of Weeds and Cereal Rye: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, …
2009 - Farm Service Loans and Programs...Pests in Sorghum and Soybeans
- Loans from FSA for Kansas Producers
- Keeping an Eye on Crop Pests
- Reducing Cattle Shrink
00:01:05 – Loans from FSA for Kansas Producers: Beginning today's show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service…
2008 - Pond Management...4-H State Fair Ag Science Projects
- Managing Ponds
- Kansas State Fair 4-H Projects
- Forage Requirements
00:01:05 – Managing Ponds: We start our week with part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode, as K-State wildlife specialis…
2007 - Storing Crops and Grain Exports...Knopf Farms Field Day
- Strong Wheat Exports
- Agronomy Field Day
- Early Fall
00:01:05 – Strong Wheat Exports: Starting today's show is K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien who begins the show discussing the futures and…
2006 - Kansas Wheat Variety Guide 2025...Canola Season
- Updated Wheat Variety Guide
- Canola Planting
- Fall Horticulture Considerations
00:01:05 – Updated Wheat Variety Guide: Today's show starts with Kansas State University plant pathologist Kelsey Ande…
2005 - New Savings Account...Drone Use in Late Crop Scouting
- Trump Accounts
- Drones for Crop Scouting
- Limit-Feeding and Manure Scoring
00:01:05 – Trump Accounts: K-State and Washburn University law professor Roger McEowen discusses what young families need …
2004 - Irrigation considerations...Armyworms in Crops
- Final Irrigation
- Armyworms
- Federal Milk Marketing Order Data
00:01:05 – Final Irrigation: K-State agronomists, Lucas Haag and Tina Sullivan start the show with important considerations and measu…
2003 - USDA Cattle Market Update...Lambing Resources for Beginning Sheep Producers
- Cattle Market Trends/NASS Report
- Lambing Publication
- Euglena
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Trends and NASS Report: Tyler Cozzens and Brandon Dodd with the Livestock Marketing Information Center kick o…
2002 - Record Crop Yields...Armyworms Becoming a Concern
- High Yields and Strong Grain Exports
- Beware of Armyworms
- Fall Weather Approaching
00:01:05 – High Yields and Strong Grain Exports: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, begins today's show by …
2001 - Conditions Affecting Wheat...Wheat Variety Trial Results
- Weather, Pest and Disease Conditions in Wheat
- Top Performing Wheat Varieties
- Grass Seed Labelling
00:01:05 – Weather, Pest and Disease Conditions in Wheat: Today's show starts with Jane Lingenfel…
2000 - FSA Program Support for Producers...Kansas Livestock Sweepstakes
- Farm Service Agency Conservation Program
- 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes
- Preconditioning Calves
00:01:05 – Farm Service Agency Conservation Program: Today's show begins with David Schemm, executive dir…
1999 - Varying Ecosystems and Burning Benefits...Nutrients for Wheat
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ecosystems
- Preparing for Wheat
- Milk Lines: Mike Brouk
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Ecosystems: We begin today's show with K-State Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken and pa…