1740 - Kansas Moth and Beetle Pests...A Look at the History of Land Values

Agriculture Today

• Sunflower Head Moth
• 25 Years of Kansas and Nebraska Land Values
• Increasing Pregnancy Detection

00:01:05 – Sunflower Head Moth: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, kicks off today’s show by reviewing crop insects he is seeing and hearing more about this year than in recent years. Today he talks about the sunflower head moth and green June beetle.

Crop Insects in Kansas

00:12:05 – 25 Years of Kansas and Nebraska Land Values: Master’s student at K-State and Nebraska Extension educator, Anastasia Meyer, continues the show as she shares key points from her thesis that researched 25 years of land value changes in Kansas and Nebraska.

00:23:05 – Increasing Pregnancy Detection: Ending the show for today is K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he discusses “best practices” for increasing the rate of pregnancy detection in the dairy herd between now and the beginning of fall.

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