1428 Interaction Between Plants and Soil Microbiomes ... How Two Water-Related House Bills Will Impact Kansas

Published: May 9, 2023, 3 p.m.

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  • \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Interaction Between Plants and Soil Microbiomes
  • \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How Two Water-Related House Bills Will Impact Kansas
  • \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0Making Strides in Reducing Somatic Cell Counts

00:01:00 \\u2013 Interaction Between Plants and Soil Microbiomes: We begin today\\u2019s show with K-State assistant professor in the Division of Biology, Sonny Lee. He recently received the CAREER award that will support his study of the interaction between plants and their soil microbiomes.

00:12:00 \\u2013 How Two Water-Related House Bills Will Impact Kansas:\\xa0Susan Metzger, associate director for agriculture and Extension at K-State and the Director of KCARE, continues today\\u2019s show to review the recent House Bills, 2302 and 2279. She shares how they will impact Kansas.

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Link to House Bill 2203: hb2302_enrolled.pdf (kslegislature.org)

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00:23:00 \\u2013 Making Strides in Reducing Somatic Cell Counts:\\xa0Today\\u2019s show finishes with K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk. He says even in the summer, Kansas dairy producers are making progress in reducing somatic cell counts in the herd.

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Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to\\xa0ksrenews@ksu.edu.

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.

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K\\u2011State 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\\u2011being 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\\u2011State campus in Manhattan.

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