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
- 317
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
1979 - Snake Safety Precautions...Wasp Habitats
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Snakes
- Controlling Wasps
- Looking Back at the History of Ice Cream
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Snakes: An episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers with K-State’s Drew Rick…
1978 - Cost of Cattle...Metrics of a Leader
- Cattle Market Prices and Confidence
- Being a Good Leader
- Welcoming Chevy-Lynn
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Prices and Confidence: Beginning today’s show is University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock ec…
1977 - After USDA Grain Market Impacts...Warming Up in Kansas
- Grain Market Outlook, Part 1
- Grain Market Outlook, Part 2
- Hot, Dry Weather
00:01:05 – Grain Market Outlook, Part 1: K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, starts today's show with two segments dis…
1976 - Taking Care of Weeds...Learning Opportunity for Women in Cattle
- What Weeds Need Controlled
- Cow Camp for Women
- Demonstration Gardens
00:01:05 – What Weeds Need Controlled: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, starts today's show as she discusses key thin…
1975 - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act...Shooting Sports Project
- Key Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports
- Clostridium Prefingens
00:01:05 – Key Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn…
1974 - Cattle Risk Management...Fall Armyworms and Armyworms
- Livestock Risk Protection
- Damage From Fall Armyworms and Armyworms
- Corn Silage Harvest Considerations
00:01:05 – Livestock Risk Protection: Beginning today’s show is K-State Flinchbaugh agricultu…
1973 - Mixed Bag for the Cattle Market...Western Kansas Crop Update
- June Meat Demand Monitor
- Western Kansas Cotton and Pests
- Working Around Wildlife in Fields
00:01:05 – June Meat Demand Monitor: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off today’s show …
1972 - Grain Market WASDE Report Expectations...How Wheat Harvest is Going
- Expectations of How the Grain Market Will React
- Wheat Harvest Update and Value of Residue
- Be Weather Ready
00:01:05 – Expectations of How the Grain Market Will React: K-State grain economist, Da…
1971 - Do Producers get ARC and PLC Payments?...Canola Harvest
- Payments for ARC and PLC
- Canola Growing Season and Harvest
- Pests in the Landscape
00:01:05 – Payments for ARC and PLC: Today’s show starts with K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, and …
1970 - Benefits of Farm Service Agency Loans...Knowing Trees in Your Community
- Preparing for FSA Loans
- Community Tree Inventory
- Freemartin Calves
00:01:05 – Preparing for FSA Loans: Beginning today’s show is Kansas Farm Service Agency farm loan specialist Marissa Kepley re…
1969 - What Else is in Fish...Why Cattle May Lose Their Fetus
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Fish Parasites
- Potential Reasons for Cattle Pregnancy Loss
- Less Stress When Moving Calves
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Fish Parasites: A discussion about parasites …
1968 - A Look Back and Forward for the Cattle Market...Corn and Soybean Nutrients
- Cattle Market Expectations for the Year
- Important Nutrients for Corn and Soybeans
- Faces in Agriculture: George Hunsinger
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Expectations for the Year: Derrell Peel, Oklahom…
1967 - USDA Reports Impact on the Grain Market...Weather Forecast for July
- USDA Grain Reports
- Extended Weather Forecast
- Tomato Problems
00:01:05 – USDA Grain Reports: A grain market update from K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien starts today’s show. Dan explains the r…
1966 - Taxes in the Reconciliation Bill...Diseases Growers Could See at Wheat Harvest
- One Big, Beautiful Bill in D.C.
- Wheat Diseases at Harvest
- Veterinary Students Wanting to Practice in Rural Kansas
00:01:05 – One Big, Beautiful Bill in D.C.: K-State and Washburn law professor R…
1965 - Why Volunteer Wheat is Unwanted...Getting Rid of Volunteer Wheat
- Why it is Important to Control Volunteer Wheat
- Controlling Volunteer Wheat
- Value in Fan Maintenance
00:01:05 – Why it is Important to Control Volunteer Wheat: Jeff Whitworth, Kelsey Andersen Ono…
1964 - Livestock Market Reports...Crops Negatively Impacted by the Weather
- Cattle Market Update and NASS Reports
- Weather Damage to Wheat, Corn, Soybeans and Cotton
- Checking on Flooded Ponds and Rivers
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Update and NASS Reports: Today's show start…
1963 - Lower Grain Futures...Wheat Harvest Conditions
- Grain Market Report Expectations
- Wet Conditions Impacting Wheat Harvest
- More Rain for Kansas?
00:01:05 – Grain Market Report Expectations: A grain market update from K-State grain economist Dan O…
1962 - High Plains Journal Agriculture Conference...Opinions on the Ag Economy
- Conference for Agriculture Producers
- The Flinchbaugh Focus: The Agricultural Economy
- Insect Activity in Kansas
00:01:05 – Conference for Agriculture Producers: Jason Warner, K-State cow-calf Exte…
1961 - FSA Emergency Conservation Program...Using Lasers for Measurement of Burps
- FSA County Committee Elections
- Using Lasers to Measure Cow Burps
- Redwater Disease in Cattle
00:01:05 – FSA County Committee Elections: Kansas Farm Service Agency agricultural program specialist,…
1960 - Can a Woodchuck Chuck Wood?...Breeding Goats and Sheep
- Fins, Fur and Feathers: Groundhogs
- Making Sure Goats and Sheep are Ready for Breeding
- Tracking Heat Stress with Technology
00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Groundhogs: Today’s show begins with…