1731 - Handling CRP Ground...Weaning Calves Early

Agriculture Today

• CRP Program Reminders and FSA County Committees
• Early Weaning Calves
• Cattle Questions This Time of Year

00:01:05 – CRP Program Reminders and FSA County Committees: Kicking off today’s show is Allison Womack, agricultural program specialist at the Kansas FSA, as she discusses CRP programs and county committee elections. We are also joined by K-State's Ron Wilson as he shares how a scale company began in rural Kansas.

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00:12:05 – Early Weaning Calves: Jason Warner, K-State cow-calf Extension specialist, continues the show by reminding cattle producers what they need to consider if they are thinking about early weaning.

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00:23:05 – Cattle Questions This Time of Year: The Beef Cattle Institute's Brad White, Phillip Lancaster and Bob Larson close out today’s show with a series of rapid-fire questions regarding cow mineral consumption, fly control strategies and grazing cool-season grasses.

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