K-State agricultural engineer Ed Brokesh talks about the functional
side of grain-based ethanol as a biofuel, and how flex-fuel vehicles
will be able to handle higher-percentage ethanol blends as they
eventually come onto the market


K-State agricultural engineers Donghai Wang and Dan Rogers follow up
with a report on new research on the impact of varying levels of
irrigation on the ethanol-producing properties of corn...findings
which can give the grower a better idea of targeting limited water
resources for specific end uses of that corn


K-State livestock specialist Sandy Johnson talks about a new blood
test procedure for preg-checking beef cows...she also previews a pair
of K-State Building Better Heifers field days coming up


And for this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist
Ward Upham troubleshoots mid-summer problems with garden tomatoes


Agriculture Today is broadcast each weekday morning at 10:00 on KFRM
Radio, Clay Center (550 AM) and KLOE Radio, Goodland (730 AM), which
collectively reach 75 counties in Kansas, parts of southern Nebraska,
eastern Colorado and northern Oklahoma...the broadcast can also be
heard over the K-State Radio Network website. Also see Agriculture Today
Radio archives.


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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, Manhattan.

Story by: Eric Atkinson
agguy@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News