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
1958 - Higher Wheat Futures...The Cause of Corn Stunt
- A Bit of Positivity in the Grain Market
- Corn Stunt
- Kansas Weather Impacted by Hurricane
00:01:05 – A Bit of Positivity in the Grain Market: A grain market update from K-State grain economist Dan…
1957 - Getting Ahead of Mosquitoes...Elevating Extension
- Reducing Mosquitoes
- Elevation of Extension, Part 1
- Elevation of Extension, Part 2
00:01:05 – Reducing Mosquitoes: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, begins the show as he talks about mos…
1956 - Passing on a Legacy...Tar Spot in Kansas
- Agricultural Law and Taxation Common Questions
- Scouting and Controlling Tar Spot
- Monitoring Cattle on Pasture
00:01:05 – Agricultural Law and Taxation Common Questions: K-State and Washburn law …
1955 - Planting After Wheat Harvest...Double Cropping Options
- Double Crop Options, Part 1
- Double Crop Options, Part 2
- Dairy Expectations for 2025-26
00:01:05 – Double Crop Options, Part 1: Today’s show starts with two segments from K-State weed specialist …
1954 - Cattle Market Outlook...Technology Field Day
- Cattle Market Records
- TAPS Competition and Field Day
- Turtles in Kansas
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Records: Beginning today's show is Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, wi…
1953 - Grain Market Movement...Attitudes in the Grain Market
- Wheat and Corn Market
- Grain Sorghum and Soybean Market, and Macroeconomic Topics
- Heating Up in Kansas
00:01:05 – Wheat and Corn Market: Dan O'Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, the s…
1952 - A Few Pests That Could be in Your Crop Field...Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture
- Crop Field Pests
- Artificial Intelligence in Kansas
- Deadheading Flowers
00:01:05 – Crop Field Pests: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, kicks off today’s show as he talks about how wheat …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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-…
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,…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…