{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"960 \u2013 Disease Pathogens in Wheat Heads \u2026 Forage Insurance Options","description":" Disease Pathogens in Wheat Heads Forage Insurance Options Ag news Stop, Look and Listen  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 00:01:00 \u2013 Disease Pathogens in Wheat Heads: K-State wheat disease specialist Kelsey Andersen Onofre reports on the presence of disease pathogens in wheat heads as the Kansas wheat harvest is about to open up...she goes over the conditions that have led to head scab disease turning up in locations where it rarely is a problem, and how growers would want to manage that situation...she also discusses loose smut and common bunt showing up in harvest-ready wheat &amp;nbsp; 00:12:00 \u2013 Forage Insurance Options:&amp;nbsp;K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney and K-State agricultural policy specialist Jenny Ifft discuss the various options for livestock producers to insure their forage resources through the USDA's Risk Management Agency...and what producers need to do to take advantage of those in the case of adverse weather conditions &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 00:22:54 \u2013 Ag news:&amp;nbsp;Jeff Wichman covers the day\u2019s agricultural news headlines, including this week\u2019s update from the Kansas Livestock Association &amp;nbsp; 00:30:43 \u2013 Stop, Look and Listen: Gus van der Hoeven provides his weekly take on life in rural Kansas&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to&amp;nbsp;ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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. &amp;nbsp; K\u2011State 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\u2011being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K\u2011State campus in Manhattan. ","author_name":"Agriculture Today","author_url":"http:\/\/agtodayksu.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19500281\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/19500281"}