1060—Advance Fertilization for Corn and Sorghum…USDA Feed Transportation Aid
- Fall Anhydrous Applications
- Feed Transportation Assistance
- Winter Landscape Enhancement
00:01:09--Fall Anhydrous Applications--K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz talks about anhydrous ammonia applications to corn and grain sorghum ground here in the fall, which he still encourages despite the extraordinarily high fertilizer prices...he reminds of the importance of applying that anhy when soil temperatures have sufficiently cooled off, and discusses the use of nitrification inhibitor additives
00:12:09--Feed Transportation Assistance--On the latest edition of FSA Coffee Talk, farm program chief Todd Barrows of the Farm Service Agency state office covers an assortment of USDA program items, including details on the new Emergency Livestock Assistance Program feature which provides cost assistance for livestock feed transportation when feed availability has been complicated by drought
00:23:07--Winter Landscape Enhancement--On this week's horticulture segment, Wyandotte County Extension horticulture agent Lynn Loughary offers some ideas on enhancing the winter home landscape through plant selection...the topic she addressed this week on the K-State Garden Hour webinar
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