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00:01:05 \\u2013 Fins, Fur and Feathers: Prairie Dogs: Beginning today\\u2019s show is K-State\\u2019s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with an episode of their podcast Fins, Fur and Feathers. This week the pair discusses prairie dogs in Kansas and their impact.\\xa0
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00:12:05 \\u2013 Critters in Kansas: An interview about animals people are often averse to continues the show. Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, shares some interesting details about critters in Kansas.\\xa0
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00:23:05 \\u2013\\xa0Improved Reproductive Efficiency: Completing today\'s show is this week\\u2019s Milk Lines. K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk looks at how the dairy industry has made tremendous progress in its reproductive efficiency using an application called the pregnancy rate.
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Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to\\xa0ksrenews@ksu.edu.
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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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