1188—Long-Term Beef Supply Factors…Guidelines for Carefully Handling Cattle Semen

<ul> <li><strong>Beef Supply Drivers</strong></li> <li><strong>Handling Cattle Semen</strong></li> <li><strong>Quail and Pasture Burning</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:01:06—Beef Supply Drivers--</strong>Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University provides this week's cattle market commentary:  he goes over what the USDA's latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report said about international beef trade...and he gets into a new analysis he's done on the factors influencing the U.S. beef supply here in 2022, and which of those will have lasting impacts on supply over the next couple of years</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:12:07—Handling Cattle Semen--</strong>K-State beef reproduction specialist Sandy Johnson reminds cow-calf producers running an A-I program of the guidelines for handling beef semen before administering it...with the objective of preserving the viability of that product prior to and during insemination</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:06—Quail and Pasture Burning--</strong>On this week's wildlife management segment, K-State wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts goes over a new study of prescribed grass burning and the impact on quail nesting success</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to <a href="mailto:ksrenews@ksu.edu">ksrenews@ksu.edu</a>.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>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 offi