1200—The Feedstuff Quality Side of Summer Forage Production…Cattle Forage Economics

<ul> <li><strong>Summer Forage Considerations</strong></li> <li><strong>Forage Production Economics</strong></li> <li><strong>Flooded Lawns and Gardens</strong></li> </ul>   <p><strong>00:01:06—Summer Forage Considerations--</strong>K-State beef cattle nutritionist Dale Blasi offers considerations on summer annual forage selection and management, as it's planting time for forage hay and silage crops...he compares the nutritive value of the various forage types, and talks about how they can best be utilized as either a harvested or a grazed feedstuff in the fall and winter</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:12:08—Forage Production Economics--</strong>K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney talks with University of Missouri agriculture business specialist Wesley Tucker about forage production economics for cattle operations, and some of the key things for producers to think about this year in as far as the costs to returns of producing or purchasing forage...they addressed this topic in the most recent Dr. J's Beef podcast</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:07—Flooded Lawns and Gardens--</strong>On this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist Ward Upham discusses the ability of vegetable gardens, lawns and landscape trees to recover from the excessive rainfall and localized flooding across parts of Kansas over the past several days</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