September 4, 2018
Extension Updates
Submitted by Deb McClain-Williams
Kansas Feedlot Performance and Feed Cost Summary 2017 Annual Review Focus on Feedlots, MF3247 Revised. Justin Waggoner. Annual and seasonal trends in cattle performance, cost of gain, and commodity prices summarizing monthly reports from 2015-2017. 8-page, color.
Redheaded Flea Beetle, MF3225. Biology, damage, and management of this nursery production system pest. 2-page, color.
Healthy Choices When Eating Out, Fact Sheet, MF2770 revised. M. Gayle Price and Donna Krug. Americans eat away from home more than ever, but careful food choices and planning can promote health while dining out. Includes strategies for making healthier choices when eating out. 4-page, color.
Healthy Choices when Eating Out, Leader’s Guide, MF2771 revised. M. Gayle Price and Donna Krug. Americans eat away from home more than ever, but careful food choices and planning can promote health while dining out. Includes teaching activities, discussion questions, and an evaluation. 4-page, b/w.
National Weather Service Climate Outlooks Serving Agriculture, MF3432. Albert Sutherland, Mary Knapp, Gary McManus, and Amber Cambell. Climate Outlooks from the National Weather Service can be used to better understand weather trends. This publication explains how to use these outlooks to adjust crops or grazing to better adjust for general weather trends. 6-page, color.