K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor provides his observations on
the latest cattle price trends, and tells of new information for
stocker and backgrounder producers on projecting the value of calf
gain, available on line

K-State livestock specialist Joel DeRouchey discusses the importance
of measuring the residual nutrients in a crop field before spreading
livestock waste onto that field this fall and winter, given that
drought-stressed crops may have left behind considerable amounts of
nutrients

K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth alerts soybean growers about
several late-season insects which may be feeding on soybean pods and
seeds ahead of harvest

And for this week's Kansas 4-H segment, K-State 4-H specialist Gary
Gerhard has the details on the upcoming National 4-H Science
Experiment

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 the Agriculture
Today archives.


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Story by: Eric Atkinson
agguy@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News