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• Patch burning, an alternative to prescribed pasture burning

• Mineral nutrition management for cattle on grass

• The latest agricultural news

• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”

00:01:30 – Patch Burning:  K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney discusses the idea of patch burning as an alternative approach to prescribed pasture burning...she explains how the system works, and what K-State research says about cattle performance on patch-burned pastures...she also talks about new K-State research on the system's impact on carbon emissions from grazing cattle.

00:12:55 – Mineral Nutrition Management for Cattle on Grass:  K-State beef systems specialist Justin Waggoner covers several principles of mineral nutrition management for cattle on grass...he talks about how much mineral management is actually required for grazing cattle, and about the value of knowing what levels of key minerals are actually being provided to the herd.

00:24:23 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:41 – "Stop, Look and Listen":  K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.

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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.

K‑State 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‑being 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‑State campus in Manhattan.