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• Supplementing Cattle During Drought
• Skin Health Reminders
• Elm Leaf Beetles and Golden Rod Soldier Beetles

00:01:09—Supplementing Cattle During Drought — Justin Waggoner, K-State beef cattle specialist, discusses supplementation considerations and how the on-going drought might affect the supplementation programs that producers are outlining for this fall

Link to Justin's Beef Tips article

00:12:17 — Skin Health Reminders— From the K-State Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, we have join us Tawnie Larson and Ed Brokesh to share the importance of farm safety and health reminders as next week is National Farm Safety and Health Week – this conversation specifically focuses on skin health and 2017 K-State graduate, Tyler Montgomery, shares his testimony of battling skin cancer as a young adult in agriculture

00:23:05—Elm Leaf Beetles and Golden Rod Soldier Beetles —  While we may be beginning to see a drop in insect pest activity, K-State horticultural entomologist Raymond Cloyd says there are still active pests, such as elm leaf beetles and golden rod soldier beetles, to be wary of

Elm Leaf Beetle Publication

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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 Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

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