State field veterinarian with the Kansas Department of Agriculture's
Divison of Animal Health, Paul Grosdidier, talks about the continuing
effort to keep bovine tuberculosis out of Kansas cattle herds...he's
calling on producers and veterinarians alike to remain vigilant
against this disease, despite Kansas' TB-free status

Extension state leader in grain science at K-State, Leland McKinney,
reports on the construction of the new Feed Technology Innovation
Center at K-State, which will features a first-of-its-kind bio-secure
research facility for studying pathogens in livestock feed and pet
foods

For this week's segment on the lesser prairie chicken issue in
Kansas, conservation program specialist Rod Winkler of the Farm
Service Agency discusses how the Conservation Reserve Program has
promoted the recovery of this prairie bird in western Kansas

And K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee talks about a new study
of coyote predation on white-tail deer

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