K-State veterinarian David Renter reports on an extensive new field
trial he and others at K-State conducted, measuring the effectiveness
a vaccine designed to significantly reduce the shedding of
e-coli O157H7 in feedlot cattle...the findings from which are very
encouraging for the beef cattle industry

K-State agronomist Curtis Thompson advises wheat growers to address
the weed problems in their post-harvest wheat stubble right away,
before those weeds, especially those potentially resistant to
glyphosate herbicide, go to seed

K-State grain scientist Greg Aldrich talks about his new research
initiatives in grain-based pet food production, responding to the
research needs of the multi-billion-dollar pet food industry

And K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen",
his weekly commentary on rural Kansas

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