1252— KDA Secretary Beam and the 2022 Ag Growth Summit… Pests Spotted in Garden City and Ellsworth County

<p><strong>1252—2022 Ag Summit… Pests Spotted in Garden City and Ellsworth County</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>KDA Secretary Mike Beam</strong></li> <li><strong>Sorghum Midge and Sorghum Aphid Spotted in Kansas</strong></li> <li><strong>Milk Lines</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:01:05—KDA Secretary Mike Beam—</strong> Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Mike Beam, discusses the upcoming 2022 Ag Summit, drought conditions, the 2023 Farm Bill, and the role that he sees K-State playing in ensuring the future of agriculture in the state of Kansas and beyond</p> <p><a href= "https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/AgGrowthStrategy/ag-summit-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 Ag Growth Summit Website</a></p> <p><strong>00:12:08 —Sorghum Midge and Sorghum Aphid Spotted in Kansas —</strong> K-State Extension entomologist, Anthony Zukoff, and Midway District crop production agent, Craig Dinkel, cover two pests that they have recently come across in Garden City and Ellsworth County – sorghum midge and sorghum aphid </p> <p><a href="https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF742.PDF" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Sorghum Pest Management Guide</a></p> <p><strong>00:23:12—Milk Lines —</strong> We end with K-State dairy specialist, Mike Brouk, he covers methods to get through the upcoming forage season on this week’s Milk Lines</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 generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Sup