Cattle Market Update… 4-H Projects Update
• The weekly cattle market update
• Changes in the beef packing sector, and a new tool for cow-calf producers
• Agricultural news
• It’s time for individual 4-H projects to kick into high gear…
00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor goes over the latest USDA cattle-on-feed report, and reviews the very latest numbers on domestic and export beef demand, as part of the weekly cattle market segment.
00:12:52 – Further Beef Cattle Developments: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor takes on two added topics: changes that are taking place in the beef packing sector nationally, and a new tool he helped create to calculate the net economic returns of various calf vaccination programs.
00:24:16 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:34 – 4-H Projects Update: K-State 4-H specialist Beth Hinshaw talks about gearing up individual 4-H project work, now that spring has arrived.
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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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
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