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• Wheat crop management research results • Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings • Agricultural news • Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…” 00:01:30 – Wheat Research Results:  K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato talks about wheat crop management research that he conducted during this just-finished growing season...specifically, he looked into variations in variety response to nitrogen applications, and he evaluated the impact of early fungicide applications on wheat variety productivity. 00:12:52 – 2020 Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Report:  K-State wheat disease specialist Kelsey Andersen talks about the just-released K-State 2020 Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings report: a comprehensive guide on variety resistance to the prominent diseases that commonly attack wheat stands in Kansas...she talks about how producers can use this updated information in their variety selection for the next crop. 00:24:18 – Ag News:  A look at the day's agricultural news headlines. 00:32:32 – "Stop, Look and Listen":  K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.   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.