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• Farm Bill and Agriculture Policy in the \'90s
• Household Pests, Japanese Beetles and Brown Recluse Spiders
• Homogenized Milk Prices

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00:01:06 \\u2013 Farm Bill and Agriculture Policy in the \'90s: Jenny Ifft, K-State agriculture policy specialist, begins today\\u2019s show with information about the farm bill and agriculture policy in the 1990s. Decoupled payments is one thing that took place during this time and Jenny describes what they are and their impact.

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00:12:05 \\u2013 Household Pests, Japanese Beetles and Brown Recluse Spiders: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth continues today\\u2019s show as he discusses household pests. He shares information and control methods for Japanese beetles and brown recluse spiders.

Brown Recluse Spiders

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00:23:08 \\u2013 Homogenized Milk Prices: Rounding out today\\u2019s show is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he discusses price variation of a gallon of homogenized milk \\u2013 for both consumers and dairy farmers \\u2013 in the Central Milk Marketing Order.

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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.