1773 - Cattle Market Reports...Potato Leafhoppers

Agriculture Today

• Will We Have a Rally in the Cattle Market?
• Potato Leafhoppers in Soybeans and Alfalfa
• Kansas Profile: Katie Wagner

00:01:05 – Will We Have a Rally in the Cattle Market?: A cattle market update begins today’s show with Iowa State University livestock economist, Lee Schulz. He discusses the current market, recent USDA cattle reports and provides more information for beef-on-dairy.

Cattle on Feed

Historical Track Record

More Price Data on Beef-on-Dairy Crossbreds Now Available

00:12:05 – Potato Leafhoppers in Soybeans and Alfalfa: Continuing the show is Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, as he explains what potato leafhoppers are currently doing in alfalfa and soybeans and when they should leave Kansas.

00:23:05 – Kansas Profile: Katie Wagner: A Kansas Profile with Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at K-State, ends today’s show. Ron talks about Katie Wagner, the communications director for Enriched Ag.

Kansas Profile

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