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00:01:05 \\u2013 Down Payment Farm Ownership Program: Kansas Farm Service Agency farm loan chief, Josh Ridder, kicks off today\\u2019s show by discussing the down payment farm ownership program which is under the direct farm ownership program at FSA.
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00:12:05 \\u2013 2024 Alfalfa School: Continuing the show is K-State wheat production specialist, Romulo Lollato, and director of commodities at Kansas Farm Bureau, Mark Nelson, as they preview the upcoming alfalfa school.
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00:23:05 \\u2013\\xa0Crossbreeding Cattle: Part of the Beef Cattle Institute\\u2019s Cattle Chat podcast concludes the show for today. K-State\\u2019s Brad White, Bob Larson and Bob Weaber talk about the benefits of crossbreeding cattle.
Bovine Science with BCI Podcast
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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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