1374 – Farm Service Agency Program Updates … Benefits of Participating in Voluntary Water Programs

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <ul> <li><strong>Farm Service Agency Program Updates and Kansas Profile</strong></li> <li><strong>Benefits of Participating in Voluntary Water Programs</strong></li> <li><strong>BCI's Ask the Experts: Managing Confined Cattle in Muddy Areas</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>00:01:06  — Farm Service Agency Program Updates and Kansas Profile:</strong> Kansas Farm Service Agency agricultural program specialist, Emily Evans, has information on ERP Phase 2, PARP, ARC/PLC, and NAP programming through the FSA. We also tune into Kansas Profile with Ron Wilson from the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development. In this program Ron features Leffler Prime Performance.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Kansas/programs/index">More information on Kansas FSA programs available</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/radio-network/other/kansas-profile.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More from Kansas Profile with Ron Wilson</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>00:12:02  — Benefits of Participating in Voluntary Water Programs:</strong> We continue our Kansas water series with K-State economist, Bill Golden. He has done extensive research over the years analyzing the benefits for producers that participate in voluntary programs such as local enhanced management areas (LEMAs) and water conservation areas. This work has allowed for producers to increase water use efficiencies and production efficiencies in ways that they never thought possible before.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/stories/2019/03/sheridan-county-lema-water-conservation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More information on Sheridan 6 and local enhanced management areas </a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.agmanager.info/ag-policy/water-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More research articles on water policy work in Kan