K-State row crop disease specialist Doug Jardine advises corn growers
who have been forced to harvest their crop as silage to be alert to
the potential for aflatoxin in that product...he tells how that
substance builds up in drought-stressed corn, and outlines the
aflatoxin testing procedure

K-State irrigation engineer Danny Rogers discusses irrigated corn
management in droughty conditions, going through a formula for
deciding if and when to concentrate water applications on the more
promising area of the field

And for this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist
Ward Upham talks about dealing with the lawn and garden struggles
amidst the recent excessive heat and dryness

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