K-State crop production specialist Kraig Roozeboom discusses the
state of the Kansas soybean crop, and how much longer soybeans can
hang in there amidst the heat and dryness, and still produce an
acceptable yield...he also considers the option of harvesting
stressed soybeans as hay, for those who will likely be short on
conventional livestock forage
The water appropriation program manager with the Kansas Department of
Agriculture, Lane Letourneau, reports on the minimum desirable
streamflow restrictions that have been placed on surface water
irrigation in Kansas...he also reminds irrigators that they've still
time to enroll in the new multi-year flex account program
For this week's installment on the lesser prairie chicken listing
issue, a closer look at the Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative, which
assists landowners in developing habitat for this western Kansas
bird...Jon Ungerer of the NRCS and science advisor Christian Hagen
talk about it
And K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee reports on a new study of
the mating tendencies of coyotes in urban settings, which translates
to rural areas as well
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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Story by: Eric Atkinson
agguy@ksu.eduK-State Research & Extension News