1068—Interpreting a Forage Analysis…USDA Farm Loan Availability
- Forage Analysis Priorities
- USDA Farm Loan News
- Dairy Feeding Advisory
00:01:09—Forage Analysis Priorities --K-State beef systems specialist Justin Waggoner talks about analyzing the nutrient content of harvested forages before they're fed to cattle this fall and winter...he advises on the analysis numbers that producers should pay the most attention to as they receive the results back from their samples, and how to use that information in targeting that forage to herd nutritional needs
00:12:10—USDA Farm Loan News--The farm loan chief with the Farm Service Agency state office, Josh Ridder, provides an update on USDA farm loan availability as a new fiscal year has begun, and he talks about special considerations being offered to current USDA borrowers in view of the complications brought on by the pandemic
00:23:07—Dairy Feeding Advisory--On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk talks about taking precautions against prussic acid toxicity when feeding freshly-harvested sorghum forages
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