K-State agricultural economist Troy Dumler comments on the future of
the 2012 farm bill debate, which has now been postponed until the
lame-duck session of Congress....he offers his thoughts on what will
likely happen when lawmakers take the legislation back up, saying
that not acting on the bill isn't a viable option

K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby returns with a preview
of the 2012 Crop Insurance Workshops that K-State is co-sponsoring in
late October and early November in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Colorado...he'll talk about some of the crop insurance "hot topics"
that will be addressed at each of the workshops

And for this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist
Ward Upham looks at fall tree planting and re-seeding cool-season
lawns

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