Kentucky Ag Matters

Precision Ag and the Economics of Ag technology with Dr. Jordan Shockley

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will visit with Dr. Jordan Shockley, Associate Extension Professor University of Kentucky Ag Economics. Our weekly topic will be Precision Ag and Ag Tech Economics. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

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Welcome to the show!

This week your hosts sit down with Dr. Jordan Shockley, Associate Extension Professor University of Kentucky Ag Economics. Dr. Shockley will discuss all things precision agriculture and Ag Tech Economics. In other words what advances in precision ag/ag technology can you afford to implement in your operation.

 

Timely Tip-What’s profitable for your neighbor may not be profitable for you. Just like soils there is variability in the economic benefits of precision ag technology.

 

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Thanks’ this week to Dr. Jordan Shockley and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

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Long Term Weather forecasts with Matt Dixon

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will visit with Matt Dixon, Senior Meteorologist University of Kentucky Department of Ag Engineering. Our weekly topic will be the long-term weather outlook in KY and weather-related disasters. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

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Welcome to the show!

This week your hosts sit down with Matt Dixon, Senior Meteorologist University of Kentucky Department of Ag Engineering. Mr. Dixon will discuss the long-term weather outlook in Ky and weather-related disasters.

 

Timely Tip- Educate yourself on watching weather trends and have disaster readiness plans before you need them.

 

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Thanks’ this week to Mr. Matt Dixon and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

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Feeding the Fall Calving Herd with Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will visit with Dr. Jeff Lehmkuler, Associate Extension professor Department of Animal and Food Sciences. Our weekly topic will be meeting the nutritional needs of the fall calving herd this winter. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

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Welcome to the show!

This week your hosts sit down with Dr. Jeff Lehmkuler, Associate Extension Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences. Dr. Lehmkuler will discuss meeting the nutritional needs of the fall calving herd this winter.  

 

Timely Tip- Match the nutritional needs of your cow herd with the best available forage resources you have and supplement as needed.

 

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Thanks’ this week to Dr. Jeff Lehmkuler and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

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What is Extension? with Dr. Laura Stephenson

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will visit with Dr. Laura Stephenson, Associate Dean, Director of the Cooperative Extension Service. Our weekly topic will be “What is Extension” and how did Extension respond to recent natural disasters in KY. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

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Welcome to the show!

This week your hosts sit down with Dr. Laura Stephenson, Associate Dean and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service. Dr. Stephenson will discuss “What is Extension” and how did Extension respond to recent natural disasters in KY.

 

Timely Tip- get involved with your local Extension Service and help improve your community.

 

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Thanks’ this week to Dr. Laura Stephenson and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

The Cattle Market: How grain prices and other factors influence cattle prices with Dr. Kenny Burdine

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will visit with Dr. Kenny Burdine, Extension Professor,  Department of Ag Economics. Our weekly topic will be the Cattle Market: The interaction between grain prices and cattle market prices. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

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Welcome to the show!

This week your hosts sit down with Dr. Kenny Burdine, Extension Professor, Department of Ag Economics. Dr. Burdine will discuss the Cattle Market: The interaction between grain market prices and cattle market prices.

 

Timely Tip- Start following the cattle market and its trend as a cattle marketing strategy.

 

Useful Links - 

https://msstate.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d27b0f8ca2d30ab88ad971a94&id=7a21d33b6e - cattle market weekly update

http://agecon.ca.uky.edu/extension - Decision Aides, budgets and many more publications can be found on this UK Agricultural Economics Extension website.

 

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Thanks’ this week to Dr. Kenny Burdine and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

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Crop Season wrap for 2022

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will have a wrap up discussion on the 2022 crop season. We will discuss both the challenges and opportunities that producers have faced during the 2022 growing season. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

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Welcome to the show!

 

This week your hosts sit down and discuss the 2022 crop season

 

Timely Tip- Work towards preventing fires during the harvest season by keeping equipment clean and parked in areas where the danger of a fire is low.

 

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Thanks’ this week to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

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Fall Fertility discussion with Dr.John Grove

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture.  On this week’s show David and Jay will visit with Dr. John Grove, Extension Soils Specialist to discuss  Fertility Management. Our weekly topic is Fall Fertilization.   And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show! 

 

 

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Timely Tip- Consider Soil testing as soon as harvest is complete to give you a wider window for applying soil amendments.  

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Thanks’ this week to Dr. John Grove and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember  

Kentucky Ag Matters!!! 

 

    

 

 

Beef Update and Beef Bash info with Dr. Katie VanValin

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture.  On this week’s show David and Jay will visit with Dr. John Grove, Extension Soils Specialist to discuss  the upcoming Beef Bash. Our weekly topic is Nutrition and preparing for winter feeding. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show! 

 

 

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Timely Tip-  Attend an educational event to help broaden your knowledge about new techniques and innovations which could improve your farming operation 

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Thanks’ this week to Dr. Katie VanValin and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember  

Kentucky Ag Matters!!! 

 

    

Poultry House ventilation withMike Czarick

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture.  On this week’s show David and Vicki will visit with Michael Czarick, University of Georgia Extension Engineer to discuss ventilation in commercial poultry houses.  And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

 

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Welcome to the show!

 

This week your hosts sit down with Michael Czarick, University of Georgia Extension Engineer to discuss ventilation in commercial poultry houses.

 

 

Timely Tip- Work with your integrator or Extension Specialists to maintain proper ventilation in your poultry houses.

  

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Thanks’ to Michael Czarick and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

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Livestock showing opportunities for all youth

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Hello everybody!  And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture.  On this week’s show David and Vicki will visit with Ella Fourqurean, Henderson County 4-H agent to discuss a new program working with special needs kids and showing livestock.  And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

 

 

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Welcome to the show!

 

This week your hosts sit down with Ella Fourqurean, Henderson County 4-H Agent to discuss a new program working with special needs kids and showing livestock.

 

 

Timely Tip- please consider volunteering to work with a youth project in your community. Livestock projects are a great tool to teach kids responsibility, hard work and the importance of being a humble winner and a gracious loser.

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Thanks’ to Ella Fourqurean and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember

Kentucky Ag Matters!!!