{"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":"2026-09-19T04:22:03.243997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066"},"episode":{"title":"2249 - Drought and Climate Anxiety and Kansas Research and Extension Centers","slug":"2249-drought-and-climate-anxiety-and-kansas-research-and-extension-centers","published_at":"2026-08-19T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066/2249-drought-and-climate-anxiety-and-kansas-research-and-extension-centers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066","url":"https://agtodayksu.libsyn.com/2249-drought-and-climate-anxiety-and-kansas-research-and-extension-centers","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agtodayksu/081926.mp3?dest-id=544947","summary":"Drought and Climate Can Impact Health Kansas Research and Extension Centers Weaning Calves with Limited Handling 00:01:05 – Drought and Climate Can Impact Health: Elaine Johannes, the Kansas Health Foundation's Distinguished Professor of Community Health at K-State, begins today's show with information on how long-term drought and climate-anxiety can become a chronic anxiety that affects our health. 00:12:05 – Kansas Research and Extension Centers: Continuing the show is Brian Olson and Bob Weaber, department heads of Kansas Research and Extension Centers, as they chat about what the centers bring to Kansas agriculture and Extension. Western Research and Extension Center Eastern Research and Extension Center 00:23:05 – Weaning Calves with Limited Handling: And for this week's Beef Cattle Institute's Cattle Chat podcast segment, the team answers a question about weaning calves from large grazing allotments where producers have limited opportunities to handle animals before weaning.","meta_description":"Drought and Climate Can Impact Health Kansas Research and Extension Centers Weaning Calves with Limited Handling 00:01:05 – Drought and Climate Can Impact…","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/2249-drought-and-climate-anxiety-and-kansas-research-and-extension-centers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agriculture-today-1007066/2249-drought-and-climate-anxiety-and-kansas-research-and-extension-centers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}