1290 – Cattle Market Report Touches on Growing Feed Concerns … A Tool That Helps Crop Producers Calculate Potential Net Returns

<ul> <li><strong>Cattle Market Report Touches on Growing Feed Concerns</strong></li> <li><strong>A Tool That Helps Crop Producers Calculate Potential Net Returns</strong></li> <li><strong>Harvesting Does in Highly Populated Areas is Encouraged</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>00:01:00 – Cattle Market Report Touches on Feed Concerns:</strong> Oklahoma State University livestock economist, Derrell Peel, shares information about the on-going record numbers for volume on feeder cattle and culled cattle, the pressure for producers to find feedstuff this fall and winter, and the latest trade numbers.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>00:12:00 – A Tool That Helps Crop Producers Calculate Potential Net Returns:</strong> K-State water Extension specialist, Jonathan Aguilar, talks about an easy-to-use tool called the Crop Water Allocator. The web-based application allows for producers to manipulate various input variables to determine which crops would allow for the greatest net returns – a much needed tool when we consider water as one of Kansas’ most limiting resources</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:00 –</strong> <strong>Harvesting Does in Highly Populated Areas is Encouraged:</strong> For this week's wildlife management segment, K-State wildlife Extension specialist, Drew Ricketts, highlights the importance of encouraging the harvest of does in highly populated areas this hunting season.  </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 Samantha Bennett 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