998—Cover Crop Benefits…USDA Farm Payments

<ul> <li><strong>Cover Crop Performance</strong></li> <li><strong>USDA Program Notes</strong></li> <li><strong>Agricultural News Headlines</strong></li> <li><strong>Farm Pond Aeration Options</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:01:07--Cover Crop Performance</strong>--K-State soil scientist Augustine Obour reports on his latest cover crop field research...he's been evaluating an array of cool-season cover crops for their forage productivity and soil health impacts in a fallow cropping system...and he's discovered a number of positives associated with those cover crops</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:12:09--USDA Program Notes</strong>--On the latest edition of FSA Coffee Talk, agricultural program chief Todd Barrows of the Farm Service Agency offers several reminders to producers about USDA programs...he discusses the upcoming ARC and PLC payments on 2020 crop production, and he advises producers to update their required farm operating plans this fall</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:11--Agricultural News</strong>--Eric Atkinson takes a look at today’s agricultural news headlines, and K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk presents this week’s edition of Milk Lines</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:31:00--Pond Aeration Options</strong>--On this week's wildlife management segment, former K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee takes a look at farm pond aeration systems, comparing the types of aeration and their benefits</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 de