{"podcast":{"title":"Agriculture Today","slug":"agriculture-today-1007066","podcast_index_feed_id":1007066,"rss_url":"https://agtodayksu.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://agtodayksu.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/0/e/e/70ee5ab6605dec94d959afa2a1bf1c87/Ag_Today_Logo_bigger.png","author":"K-State Research and Extension","episode_count":260,"summary":"Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout the state. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. Kansas State University has produced daily, ag-related broadcasts since KSAC radio first went on the air in 1924. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. 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 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‑State campus in Manhattan.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:19:53.781087+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066"},"episode":{"title":"2213 - Calm Cattle Market...Starting to See Brown Recluse Spiders","slug":"2213-calm-cattle-market-starting-to-see-brown-recluse-spiders","published_at":"2026-06-29T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066/2213-calm-cattle-market-starting-to-see-brown-recluse-spiders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066","url":"https://agtodayksu.libsyn.com/2213-calm-cattle-marketstarting-to-see-brown-recluse-spiders","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agtodayksu/26-06-29-Podcast.mp3?dest-id=544947","summary":"Cattle Prices and Meat Demand Brown Recluse Spiders are Crawling Out Kansas FFA at Washington Leadership Conference 00:01:05 – Cattle Prices and Meat Demand : Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, kicks off the show as he talks about the mostly calm cattle market and how people's finances impact their meat protein purchases. Glynn on AgManager.info 00:12:05 – Brown Recluse Spiders are Crawling Out : K-State entomologist Jeff Whitworth keeps the show rolling as he chats about brown recluse spiders. Jeff shares where they are most likely to be found and what control may work. 00:23: 05 – Kansas FFA at Washington Leadership Conference : Today's show ends with Lexi Averhoff from Kansas FFA discussing her involvement with the Washington Leadership Conference and what she learned to bring back home to her community. ksFFA.org Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to 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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu . K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.","meta_description":"Cattle Prices and Meat Demand Brown Recluse Spiders are Crawling Out Kansas FFA at Washington Leadership Conference 00:01:05 – Cattle Prices and Meat Dema…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/agriculture-today-1007066/episodes/2213-calm-cattle-market-starting-to-see-brown-recluse-spiders/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066/2213-calm-cattle-market-starting-to-see-brown-recluse-spiders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}