2200 - Farm Service Agency Loans and Look Ahead...Beetles and Rootworms in Kansas Crops

2201 - Insurance for Annual Forages...Controlling Weeds in Wheat Before the Combine

* Annual Forage Insurance Options * Controlling Weeds Before Wheat Harvest * Warm Season Grasses 00:01:05 – Annual Forage Insurance Options: K-State's Jenny Ifft and John Holman start the show as they explain annual forage insurance and how producers can use it in their operation as a risk mitigation tool. Webinar Slides and Recording [https://www.agmanager.info/news/recent-videos/warm-weather-wednesday-webinar-3-annual-forage-dual-use-option-webinar-slides-and] AgManager.info [https://www.agmanager.info/] 00:12:05 – Controlling Weeds Before Wheat Harvest: Sarah Ganske and Jeanne Falk Jones from K-State continue today's show as they discuss weed control before wheat harvest and why it is crucial to get control before the combine gets in the field. Agronomy eUpdates [https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/eupdates/] 00:23:05 – Warm Season Grasses: Ending the show is K-State Extension horticulture expert, Matt McKernan, as he talks about some of the benefits of warm season grasses — which can still be established through mid-summer. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. [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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University 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 statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu [https://extension.ksu.edu/]. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

2200 - Farm Service Agency Loans and Look Ahead...Beetles and Rootworms in Kansas Crops

* Loan Opportunities with the Farm Service Agency * Japanese Beetles and Corn Rootworms in Kansas * Cattle Health Starting in Gestation 00:01:05 – Loan Opportunities with the Farm Service Agency: Beginning the show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as he reviews FSA loan opportunities and what is coming up for the agency. Farmers.gov [https://www.farmers.gov/] Service Center Locator [https://www.farmers.gov/working-with-us/service-center-locator] 00:12:05 – Japanese Beetles and Corn Rootworms in Kansas: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, keeps the show rolling as he discusses Japanese beetles and corn rootworms. He explains what crops they could be impacting and what growers can be doing. 00:23:05 – Cattle Health Starting in Gestation: Part of the Beef Cattle Institute's Cattle Chat podcast with Brad White, Bob Larson and special guest Lee Jones ends today's show as they chat about a key health risk in cattle. BCI Cattle Chat Podcast [https://ksubci.org/category/bci-cattle-chat/] Bovine Science with BCI Podcast [https://ksubci.org/bovine-science-with-bci-2/] Email BCI at bci@ksu.edu [bci@ksu.edu] Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. [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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University 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 statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu [https://extension.ksu.edu/]. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

2199 - Picking Out a Crop for Double Cropping...Helping with Weed Suppression

* Options for Double Crop After Wheat, Part 1 * Options for Double Crop After Wheat, Part 2 * National Dairy Month Recognition 00:01:05 – Options for Double Crop After Wheat, Part 1: The show starts with K-State Extension agronomists Logan Simon and Jeanne Falk Jones, as well as K-State weed specialist Sarah Ganske as they chat about options for double cropping after wheat. They talk about the different crop factors and how putting in another crop after wheat can benefit weed suppression. 00:12:05 – Options for Double Crop After Wheat, Part 2: Logan, Sarah and Jeanne continue the show as they keep conversing about what growers need to keep in mind. Double Crop Options After Wheat [https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/eupdates/2026/issue-1105-may-28/double-crop-options-after-wheat.html] kswheat.com [https://kswheat.com/] 00:23:05 – National Dairy Month Recognition: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show discussing how Kansas farmers can participate in National Dairy Month by hosting on-farm events or using social media to demonstrate what they do "day in and day out" to produce milk to make the dairy products we all enjoy. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. [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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University 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 statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu [https://extension.ksu.edu/]. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

2198 - More Tightening of the Cattle Market...New World Screwworm

* Impacts of New World Screwworm on the Cattle Market * New World Screwworm in the U.S. * Jellies in Kansas Ponds and Reservoirs 00:01:05 – Impacts of New World Screwworm on the Cattle Market: A cattle market update from Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, kick starts the show as he discusses how the recent New World Screwworm news has impacted the market. 00:12:05 – New World Screwworm in the U.S.: K-State livestock entomologist, Cassandra Olds, continues today's show as she explains New World Screwworm, current concerns and what she wants Kansans to keep in mind as we move forward. Screwworm.gov [https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/animal-health/livestock-and-poultry-disease/stop-screwworm] Cassandra Olds [https://entomology.k-state.edu/about/people/faculty/Olds-Cassandra.html] 00:23:05 – Jellies in Kansas Ponds and Reservoirs: Ending the show is K-State fisheries and aquatic Extension specialist, Joe Gerken, as he talks about jellies in ponds and reservoirs. He says what they look like and what they provide to the water. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. [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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University 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 statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu [https://extension.ksu.edu/]. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

2197 - Crop and Price Conditions...Trying to Control Sericea Lespedeza

* Grain Market Prices Falling Off * Sericea Lespedeza Management * Impressive Rainfalls 00:01:05 – Grain Market Prices Falling Off: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, begins the show with a grain market outlook where he explains why the futures and cash markets have fallen off. Daniel on AgManager.info [https://www.agmanager.info/contributors/obrien] 00:12:05 – Sericea Lespedeza Management: A discussion on sericea lespedeza and its control options with K-State rangeland management specialist, Molly Reichenborn, and K-State Extension agronomist, Tina Sullivan, continues today's show. Early Summer Control of Sericea Lespedeza [https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/eupdates/2026/issue-1104-may-21/early-summer-control-sericea-lespedeza.html] 00:23:05 – Impressive Rainfalls: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond ends the show as he recaps the recent impressive rains and what temperatures he is expecting with the forecasted humidity. Mesonet.k-state.edu [https://mesonet.k-state.edu/] Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. [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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University 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 statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu [https://extension.ksu.edu/]. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.