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• Insect control decisions for grain sorghum • The latest FSA Coffee Talk podcast • Agricultural news, and the latest “Milk Lines” • A new study of deer fawn losses… 00:01:30 – Insect Control for Grain Sorghum:  K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth talks about insect control decisions for grain sorghum, as he's receiving questions from growers about corn leaf aphids and the potential for the return of sugarcane aphids...he says that the presence of sorghum headworms could further complicate a grower's plan of action. 00:12:53 – FSA Coffee Talk Podcast:  On the latest edition of FSA Coffee Talk, farm program specialist Dara Conley of the Farm Service Agency covers a number of current USDA farm program items of interest: among them, potential additions to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program with the application deadline less than three weeks away, and the application closing date for the Noninsured Assistance Program for small grains forage production. 00:24:16 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, along with this week's edition of "Milk Lines." 00:32:21 – Study of Fawn Losses:  K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee tells of a new study, suggesting that coyotes and other predators may play a considerably lesser role in deer fawn losses than previously thought.     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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   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.