Cattle Market Update…Fighting Scours Disease
• The weekly cattle market update
• Fighting scours disease in newborn beef calves
• Agricultural news
• 4-H scholarship opportunities…
00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, is featured on this week's cattle market segment: she goes over the numbers from the USDA's biannual cattle inventory report, which indicated that the nation's cow herd continues to contract...she also talks about the USDA's latest hay stocks report and what it suggests about hay prices ahead.
00:12:53 – Fighting Scours Disease: K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek talks about new data on scours disease in newborn beef calves from the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at K-State...it shows which pathogens are the leading causes of scours, relating to prevention and treatment approaches...as part of that, he talks about providing adequate electrolytes to scouring calves.
00:24:17 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.
00:32:37 – 4-H Scholarship Opportunities: K-State 4-H state leader Wade Weber discusses 4-H scholarship opportunities, with an application deadline of March 1st.
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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.
