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• The weekly cattle market update

• Post-weaning calf management

• Agricultural news headlines

• 4-H youth team leaders train for “Water Connects Us All”

00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update:  Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University is featured on this week's cattle market segment: he comments on the unexpected numbers from the USDA's cattle-on-feed report last Friday, and whether those will temper the recent improvement in fed cattle prices...he also shares his latest analysis of domestic beef demand as the macroeconomy attempts to recover from the pandemic.

00:12:56 – Post-Weaning Calf Management:  K-State beef systems specialist Justin Waggoner covers several principles of post-weaning calf management, all of which are important to building a good foundation for calf growth...he highlighted these at a recent KLA/K-State Ranch Management Field Day.

00:24:22 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines.

00:32:35 – 4-H Shooting Sports Update:  Wildcat Extension 4-H agent Cheri Nelson discusses the training that youth team leaders received in advance of a new youth Ag Innovators Experience activity, called "Water Connects Us All."

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

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.