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AGRICULTURE FEATURES
PRECISION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
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PREPPING BEEF BULLS
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SOYBEAN SEED TREATMENT
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AGRICULTURE SOUNDBITES
PRECISION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
Precision crop production technology has evolved impressively over the last couple of decades. Some technologies have been taken up quickly by farmers, while the adoption of others has been much slower. And an agricultural economist from Kansas State University says it gets back to three basic principles. Kevin Dhuyvetter (DUE-vet-ter) talked about what determines how fast producers employ a new technology at the recent Kansas Precision Agriculture Technology Conference.
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Dhuyvetter cites the popularity of the auto-steer systems as a prime example of these principles at work.
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And he says that this same formula will apply to future precision technologies as well, determining how rapidly producers adopt them.
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Tag:On the economic factors behind farmers’ precision agriculture technology decisions, that’s K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter.
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PREPPING BEEF BULLS
For cow-calf producers running a spring-calving program, another breeding season will soon be at hand. Cows and heifers usually earn a great deal of pre-breeding attention. The bulls deserve the same, according to a K-State beef veterinarian. Body condition score is a key measurement of cow and heifer breeding readiness. And the same goes for a producers’ bull power, says Kansas State’s Larry Hollis.
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And one very important factor that shouldn’t be overlooked is the bull’s need for a specific nutrient requirement, as Hollis explains.
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Also, a bull that’s under the weather is a bull that won’t breed successfully. That’s why a pre-breeding vaccination schedule is vitally important.
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Tag:K-State veterinarian Larry Hollis, on prepping the beef bull for the spring breeding season.
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SOYBEAN SEED TREATMENT
For cow-calf producers running a spring-calving program, another breeding season will soon be at hand. Cows and heifers usually earn a great deal of pre-breeding attention. The bulls deserve the same, according to a K-State beef veterinarian. Body condition score is a key measurement of cow and heifer breeding readiness. And the same goes for a producers’ bull power, says Kansas State’s Larry Hollis.
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And one very important factor that shouldn’t be overlooked is the bull’s need for a specific nutrient requirement, as Hollis explains.
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Also, a bull that’s under the weather is a bull that won’t breed successfully. That’s why a pre-breeding vaccination schedule is vitally important.
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Tag:K-State veterinarian Larry Hollis, on prepping the beef bull for the spring breeding season.
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FAMILY AND CONSUMER
REDUCE CANCER RISK WITH DIET
There’s nothing that can prevent cancer, but there are some lifestyle changes we can make that will reduce our risk of cancer. Avoiding the use of tobacco is the number one way to prevent cancer. K-State Research and Extension human nutrition specialist Mary Meck Higgins says other preventive steps include: getting recommended cancer screenings, being physically active for 30 or more minutes on most days of the week, following certain dietary practices and staying at a healthy body weight.
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Tag:Higgins says removing a tablespoon of fat cuts about 10 grams of fat and about 100 calories. If you ate 100 fewer calories than you needed each day, it would result in a 10 pound weight loss in one year.
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EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Higgins says one of the best ways to reduce cancer risk is to eat more plant foods, especially fruits and vegetables.
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INCORPORATE MORE WHOLE GRAINS
Eating more whole grains, especially whole wheat, reduces the risk of certain cancers. Higgins says the goal is to make half your grains whole grains.
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MAKE HEALTHIER BEVERAGE CHOICES
Not only is the food we choose important, but Higgins says what we drink can also make a difference in terms of our cancer risk.
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Tag:You should also get three cups of low-fat or fat-free milk, or an equivalent amount of low-fat yogurt or low-fat cheese every day.
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EAT LESS RED MEAT, HIGH-FAT FOODS
As for foods you should be eating less often, Higgins says red meat, cured and smoked meats and high-fat foods top the list.
Track17 (:35) Q...their chronic illness.
Tag:More information is available on the Extension web site: www.ksre.ksu.edu and at www.cancer.gov.
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LAWN AND GARDEN
A BETTER TASTING TOMATO
Tomato tests often show heirloom tomato varieties to be better tasting than our modern, disease-resistant, semi-determinate types. K-State Research and Extension horticulturist Ward Upham (up-umm) says a discovery made in 1999 by USDA may be changing that.
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HOW THE TASTE IS IMPROVED
Upham explains how furaneol (fur-en-ee-ul) helps improve the taste of tomatoes.
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RECOMMENDED VARIETIES
Upham says there are other recommended varieties that may not have as much furaneol but are still good tomatoes to grow in Kansas.
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TIME TO SELECT A VARIETY
As for starting dates, if you’re starting from seed, back up about 6-to-8 weeks from the date you want to transplant to the garden. Upham says that means now is the time to be finalizing the tomato seed varieties you want to purchase.
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NEW TOMATO PUBLICATION
If you need help determining whether a certain tomato variety will perform well in Kansas, Upham says a publication released last year lists the recommended varieties for Kansas.
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Tag:More information on growing tomatoes is available on the Extension Web site: www.ksre.ksu.edu.
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KANSAS PROFILE
DOUG THOMPSON – AUTO RACING MUSEUM
The first-ever trophy awarded by NASCAR and NHRA are on display in the Kansas Auto Racing Museum in Chapman, Kansas. Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University, has the story behind the Auto Museum.
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MILK LINES
MAINTAINING CALF GROWTH
It’s essential that dairy heifer calves get off to a good nutritional start, according to K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk (Brook). That sets the stage for their milk productivity on down the road. This week, Mike talks about attaining the necessary growth rate for those calves during the first two months of their lives.
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OUTBOUND KANSAS
COYOTE BIRD PREDATION
There’s no question that coyotes prey on upland game birds like quail and wild turkey. That often comes in the form of nest predation. So it would seem sensible to think that by reducing coyote numbers, game bird nesting success would improve as a direct result. The research doesn’t exactly support that notion, however, as reported this week by K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee.
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SOUND LIVING
FIGHTING CANCER WITH A KNIFE AND FORK
There’s nothing that can prevent cancer, but there are some lifestyle changes we can make that will reduce the risk of cancer. Avoiding the use of tobacco is the best way to prevent cancer. K-State Research and Extension human nutrition specialist Mary Meck Higgins says you should also get recommended cancer screening tests, be physically active for 30 or more minutes on most days of the week, follow certain dietary practices that can help prevent cancer and stay at a healthy body weight. On today’s Sound Living: fighting cancer with your knife and fork: diet and cancer.
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TREE TALES
LIVING SNOW FENCE VALUE
This winter has vividly illustrated the value of a well-designed living snow fence, according to K-State forester Bob Atchison. Strategically-placed conservation trees and shrubs can prevent snow from drifting across roadways, driveways, livestock feeding areas and other places where drifts can become a major problem. Conservation plant material is available from the Kansas Forest Service for establishing a living snow fence.
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Track28 (2:00) Q…K-State Radio Network.
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WHEAT SCOOP
2010 NO-TILL ON THE PLAINS WINTER CONFERENCE
Cover crops were the hot topic at the 2010 No-Till on the Plains Winter Conference in Salina on January 26th and 27th. Of primary interest was how cover crops can improve the yield of all crops in a given rotation. Kansas Wheat's Bill Spiegel has more.
Track29 (3:02) Q...for Kansas Wheat.
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WEATHER WONDERS
GROUNDHOG DAY
Groundhog Day is February 2nd. But why? State climatologist Mary Knapp explains how folklore helped shape Groundhog Day in the U.S.
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THE JET STREAM
State climatologist Mary Knapp, director of the Weather Data Library at K-State, explains how the jet stream is influenced by temperature and pressure differences between the air masses that fuel the jet stream.
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WIND DIRECTION
Knowing wind direction and wind speed are important for a number of activities, including aviation. State climatologist Mary Knapp explains some of the common terms associated with wind.
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PERSPECTIVE
THE FOG OF CONSPIRACY
The credit crisis of 2007 set in motion the recession now faced worldwide…a recession that is the worst in 25 years. And according to one commentator on global financial issues, “The credit crunch wasn’t caused so much by a confederacy of dunces as by a silent conspiracy of the well rewarded.” Part of the problem is that the average person doesn’t know, doesn’t understand, and simply doesn’t have access to the information needed to make sense of much of what happens in the financial world.
Track33 (27:00) Q…K-State Radio Network.
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