• Weak Calf Syndrome
• K-State Statewide Update
• Cicadas, Mites and Caterpillars

 

00:01:05 – Weak Calf Syndrome: Starting the show is K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek as he informs cattle producers about weak calf syndrome and what the diagnostic lab is mostly commonly seeing as the cause of it this year.

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00:12:05 – K-State Statewide Update: Ernie Minton, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension, continues today’s show by reviewing his top stories from his recent Statewide newsletter.

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00:23:05 – Cicadas, Mites and Caterpillars: K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd, ends the show by discussing Brood 19 and Brood 13 cicadas that will be emerging this spring, and clover mites and the eastern tent caterpillar.

 

 

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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 in Manhattan