Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University takes
up the cattle market trends:  among other items, he looks at the
cattle market impact from the USDA's crop production report released
last Friday.


Then, two features from K-State's 2012 Beef Conference last week:


Renowned climatological consultant Evelyn Browning-Garriss looks at
historical climate patterns, and what they suggest about the long-
term weather patterns in the central plains...she also talks about
the improving near-term chances for moisture in the region, as El
Nino takes effect.


And the manager of the Rex Ranch in Nebraska, Chip Ramsey, talks
about the areas of management that operation has successfully
emphasized...things that most other cow-calf operations could also
employ.


For this week's Kansas 4-H segment, K-State 4-H specialist
Deryl Waldren previews the Northwest Youth and Leaders Forum taking
place later this month.


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. 

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