1090—The Impact of the Cattle By-product Market…Seed Crushing for Weed Control

<ul> <li><strong>Cattle By-product Market</strong></li> <li><strong>Alternative Weed Control</strong></li> <li><strong>K-State Corn Schools</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:01:06—Cattle By-product Market--</strong> Livestock economist Lee Schulz of Iowa State University offers his perspectives on the cattle markets:  in addition to his thoughts on the state of the market heading into the new year, he looks ahead to this week's USDA cattle-on-feed report, and he shares his recent analysis of the U.S. cattle by-product market, which has had an extremely strong year in 2021</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:12:07—Alternative Weed Control--</strong> K-State weed scientist Vipan Kumar talks about a new approach to crop weed control that he's testing out in field trials in western Kansas...it utilizes a roller cage mill outfitted to the back of a combine, to crush weed seeds as they're emitted from the machine...he tells what the early results are showing</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:07—K-State Corn Schools--</strong> On this week's K-State agricultural events calendar, cropping systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti previews the 2022 Kansas Corn Schools coming up right after the holidays</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 offices, exp