1828 - FSA Assistance for Specialty Crops...Getting Ready for Baby Goats and Sheep

Agriculture Today

• New FSA Specialty Crop Program
• Preparing for Kidding and Lambing
• Finishing Steers

00:01:05 – New FSA Specialty Crop Program: Beginning today’s show is Dennis McKinney, Kansas Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency, to discuss a new program for specialty crop producers as well as a waiver for winter grazing CRP.

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00:12:05 – Preparing for Kidding and Lambing: K-State small ruminant specialist, Kelsey Bentley, continues the show as she explains what sheep and goat producers should have on hand and be prepared for when it comes to lambing and kidding.

00:23:05 – Finishing Steers: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White and Phillip Lancaster end today’s show with part of their Cattle Chat podcast where the pair conversed about a producer wanting to finish out his own steers.

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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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

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