Agriculture Today

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2115 - Social Media Videos of Wildlife...Kansas Wheat Fields Feb 10, 2026

Show notes

Fins, Fur and Feathers: Videos of Wildlife on Social Media
Wheat Field Conditions in Kansas
K-State Dairy Days

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Videos of Wildlife on Social Media: Beginning today's show is Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with a part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where they discuss wildlife social media and finding factual information.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

wildlife.k-state.edu

00:12:05 – Wheat Field Conditions in Kansas: Lucas Haag and Jeanne Falk Jones from K-State continue the show as they chat about the condition of wheat fields in Kansas and how it could impact its future growth.

00:23:05 – K-State Dairy Days: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk concludes the show previewing Kansas State University's annual Dairy Days on February 17 in Seneca and February 19 in Whiteside.

K-State Dairy Days

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2114 - Cattle Policies and Processing...Cost-Savings Weed Management Feb 09, 2026

Show notes

What is Happening in the Cattle Industry?
Site Specific Weed Management
K-State Junior Beef Producer Day

00:01:05 – What is Happening in the Cattle Industry?: A cattle market and industry update from University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, Elliott Dennis, begins today's show. He discusses the markets, policies, labor, dairy and technology.

00:12:05 – Site Specific Weed Management: Keeping the show rolling is Jeremie Kouame and Anita Dille as they explain site specific weed management and what it can mean for weed control and cost savings.

The Basics and Use in Fallow Systems

In-Crop Systems and Herbicide Savings

00:23:05 – K-State Junior Beef Producer Day: Lexie Hayes, K-State Extension assistant and Youth Livestock Program coordinator, ends the show previewing the learning opportunities at the K-State Junior Beef Producer Day.

Junior Beef Producer Day

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2113 - Grain Market Prices and Export...Warming Up and Drying Out Feb 06, 2026

Show notes

Exports and Conversation with China
Muddy Conditions and Fire Weather
Wheat Scoop: Market Relationship

00:01:05 – Exports and Conversation with China: K-State grain economist Daniel O'Brien begins the show as he recaps this week's grain market and says what he expects to see in the WASDE report next week.

Daniel on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Muddy Conditions and Fire Weather: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, continues the show as he discusses muddy conditions, drought degradation, fire weather concerns and more potential cold in the future.

Mesonet.ksu.edu

00:23:05 – Wheat Scoop: Market Relationship: Ending the show is a Kansas Wheat, Wheat Scoop from Gordon Clark as he reports on how Kansas delegation met with people from Mexico to reinforce the importance of the market.

KSWheat.com

Winter Wednesday Webinar Series

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2112 - Exploding Trees...Helping Yourself and Others Feb 05, 2026

Show notes

Winter Tree Damage
Live Well, Lead Well
Honey Bees in Kansas

00:01:05 – Winter Tree Damage: Shad Hufnagel, Kansas Forest Service forest health coordinator, starts the show as he explains winter tree damage of frost cracking, sunscald and rodents.

KansasForests.org

00:12:05 – Live Well, Lead Well: Referring to the 4 Four "H's" of 4-H, Zaira Sandoval and Patsy Maddy from Kansas 4-H share examples of how people can live well and lead well.

Kansas4-h.org

00:23:05 – Honey Bees in Kansas: The show ends with Golden Prairie District Horticulture Agent, Ryan Engel, discussing standard beekeeping management practices as well as some of the essential food sources that honey bees in Kansas depend on for survival.

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2111 - FSA Supporting Agriculture...Building Communication Skills with 4-H Feb 04, 2026

Show notes

FSA Programs, Loans and Online
Communication Skills with Kansas 4-H
Cattle Body Condition

00:01:05 – FSA Programs, Loans and Online: Beginning today's show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as he highlights programs, loans and the new FSA online.

Farmers.gov

00:12:05 – Communication Skills with Kansas 4-H: Beth Hinshaw, Kansas 4-H youth development regional specialist, keeps the show going discussing developing communication skills with Kansas 4-H.

Communication with Kansas 4-H

Kansas4h.org

00:23:05 – Cattle Body Condition: Part of the Beef Cattle Institute's Cattle Chat podcast with Brad White, Bob Larson and Jason Warner ends the show as they converse about having poor body condition cattle and increasing their condition.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

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2110 - Using Nitrate Concentrations to Reduce Fertilizer...Lowering Drinking Water Contamination Feb 03, 2026

Show notes

Reducing Fertilizer Costs and Water Contamination, Part 1
Reducing Fertilizer Costs and Water Contamination, Part 2
Somatic Cell Count Data

00:01:05 – Reducing Fertilizer Costs and Water Contamination, Part 1: In the first two segments of the show Micah Cameron-Harp, K-State assistant professor in the department of agricultural economics, and Matt Kirk, professor of geology at K-State, explain how nitrate concentration levels in water and be used to reduce fertilizer costs and contamination of drinking water.

00:12:05 – Reducing Fertilizer Costs and Water Contamination, Part 2: Micah and Matt continue their conversation talking about how this is valuable for agriculture and communities.

Using Irrigation Nitrate Concentrations - Paper on AgManager.info

Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Recommendations in Kansas

mcameronharp@ksu.edu

mfkirk@ksu.edu

00:23:05 – Somatic Cell Count Data: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show discussing the benefits of obtaining individual somatic cell count data. He says the data helps track new infections and identify those cows with high somatic cell count.

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2109 - How Weather Impacted the Cattle Market...Cattle Grazing Movement Feb 02, 2026

Show notes

Cattle Inventory Report
Cattle Grazing Behavior
Concerns People Have About Coyotes

00:01:05 – Cattle Inventory Report: A cattle market update from Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, kicks off today's show. He breaks down the major points he saw in the Cattle Inventory report.

Cattle Inventory report

00:12:05 – Cattle Grazing Behavior: Keeping the show rolling is Brad White and Phillip Lancaster from the Beef Cattle Insitute with part of a Bovine Science podcast episode where they talked about research that was done looking into cattle grazing behavior.

Podcast - Diving into Diets: Grazing Behavior

00:23:05 – Concerns People Have About Coyotes: Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, ends the show as he explains the concerns about coyotes and what people can do to remain safe.

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2108 - Grain Market and Exports...Virtual Learning Conference from K-State Ag Specialists Jan 30, 2026

Show notes

Grain Market Outlook
K-State Virtual Agronomy Conference
An Average January

00:01:05 – Grain Market Outlook: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, begins today's show as he talks about how futures, cash and exports look for corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and wheat.

Daniel on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – K-State Virtual Agronomy Conference: Continuing the show is Sarah Lancaster and Kathy Gehl as they discuss the K-State Agronomy Science and Solutions Virtual Conference. We also hear from Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at K-State, with a Kansas Profile.

K-State Agronomy Science and Solutions Virtual Conference

00:23:05 – An Average January: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, concludes the show as he recaps the recent cold weather and if we can be expecting more.

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2107 - Condition of Weeds and Wheat...State of the Agricultural Economy Jan 29, 2026

Show notes

Impact of Weather on Weeds and Wheat
Flinchbaugh Center: Agricultural Economy
Ready for Garden Planting

00:01:05 – Impact of Weather on Weeds and Wheat: Starting off the show is Chip Redmond, Sarah Lancaster, and Kelsey Andersen Onofre as they chat about how the previous above average temperatures and now cold temperatures have impacted impact weeds and wheat.

00:12:05 – Flinchbaugh Center: Agricultural Economy: Part of the Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy's podcast continues today's show as Jenny Ifft, Brad Lubben, Joe Glauber and Eric Atkinson talk about the current state of the agricultural economy.

Full Podcast Episode

Smoke & Mirrors: Ag Policy Unfiltered - Apple Podcasts

00:23:05 – Ready for Garden Planting: K-State Extension agent for Riley County, Gregg Eyestone, ends the show discussing things gardeners can do now to get ready for planting this spring.

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2106 - Often Overlooked Tax and Law Issues...Cotton Learning Conference Jan 28, 2026

Show notes

Ag Law and Tax Issues that Often Get Overlooked
2026 Cotton Conference
Antimicrobial Resistance in Cattle Disease

00:01:05 – Ag Law and Tax Issues that Often Get Overlooked: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, begins the show as he discusses water right abandonment, tax and estate issues as well as dual-use equipment and what often gets overlooked on these topics.

Roger on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – 2026 Cotton Conference: K-State Extension agronomist, Logan Simon, keeps today's show rolling as he previews the Great Plains Cotton Conference.

Great Plains Cotton Conference

lsimon@ksu.edu

Southwest Cotton Physiology Conference

00:23:05 – Antimicrobial Resistance in Cattle Disease: The show concludes with part of the Beef Cattle Institute's Cattle Chat podcast as Brad White, Bob Larson and Todd Gunderson chat about antimicrobial resistance with bovine respiratory disease.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu

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