· Upcoming Deadlines for Several Farm Service Agency Programs

· Extension is Working to Alleviate Water Issues Facing Kansas

· BCI’s Ask the Experts: Is RFID Worth the Investment?

00:01:00 – Upcoming Deadlines for Several Farm Service Agency Programs: Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, Dennis McKinney, has information on upcoming deadlines for programs such as ARC-PLC and the Migratory Water Fowl CRP.

00:12:00 – Extension is Working to Alleviate Water Issues Facing Kansas: Water has been in the headlines, and because of the importance of this topic, Agriculture Today will be sharing several segments in the weeks ahead focusing on different areas of water use, efficiencies, and impacts for western portion of the state. Susan Metzger, associate director for agriculture and Extension at K-State and the director of KCARE, previews the conversations to come and talks about the unique resources available through KSRE and KCARE.

00:23:00 – Beef Cattle Institute’s Ask the Experts: K-State experts Brad White, Dustin Pendell, and Phillip Lancaster answer a listener’s question on RFID – is it worth the investment?

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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 Samantha Bennett 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.