1291 — Historical Drought Explanation…Benefits of Colostrum for Older Calves

<ul> <li><strong>2022 Swine Day</strong></li> <li><strong>What Lead to This Year’s Drought?</strong></li> <li><strong>Milk Lines</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>00:01:13 — 2022 Swine Day:</strong> We begin today’s program with K-State swine Extension specialist, Joel DeRouchey. He shares insight into the upcoming 2022 Swine Day which is taking place November 17^th.</p> <p><a href="https://www.asi.k-state.edu/events/swine-day/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">More Swine Day information</a></p> <p><strong>00:12:05 — What Lead to This Year’s Drought?:</strong> K-State assistant state climatologist, Matt Sittel, and K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond, join us for an overview of the drought challenges we have continued to face this year and how they measure up historically. They go month by month explaining the data behind the conditions and the meteorological events that led up to this difficult year.</p> <p><a href= "https://webapp.agron.ksu.edu/agr_social/article_new/summer-of-2022-temperature-rankings-for-40-locations-in-kansas-516-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt's Agronomy eUpdate article focusing on the temperatures of Summer 2022</a></p> <p><strong>00:23:04 — Milk Lines:</strong>  We end with K-State dairy specialist, Mike Brouk, he discusses the benefits of giving two-to-three week old calves additional colostrum.</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