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00:01:05 \\u2013 General CRP and Rural Energy: We begin today\\u2019s show with Nicole Welborn, Kansas Farm Service Agency agricultural program specialist, to discuss general CRP. Also joining is USDA\\u2019s Rod Bain, Deborah Yocum, Tom Vilsack and Kamala Neal with information about a program to improve rural energy.
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00:12:05 \\u2013 Farm and Ranch Transition Conferences: Ashlee Westerhold, the director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, continues the show with an opportunity for north central Kansas producers to learn more about farm and ranch transitioning.
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00:23:05 \\u2013\\xa0When to Castrate Calves: Concluding today\\u2019s show is the Beef Cattle Institute\\u2019s Ask the Experts with a conversation about when to castrate calves, joining is Brad White, Brian Lubbers and Bob Larson.
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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 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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