Foreign Land Ownership Spring Cattle Reminders Improving Feed Efficiency in Dairy Calves   00:01:05 – Foreign Land Ownership: Today’s show begins with insight on foreign ownership of U.S. land with K-State Agricultural Economics department head, Allen Featherstone. Allen breaks down some of the concerns when it comes to foreign ownership of agricultural land, how this information is tracked, and some surprising data for Kansas. More information from Allen on AgManager   00:12:10 – Spring Cattle Reminders: With spring upon us, K-State beef veterinarian AJ Tarpoff joins us to share some timely reminders for beef cattle. Today he shares insight on cases of spring lameness, planning with your veterinarian, and facility upkeep.   00:23:04 – Improving Feed Efficiency in Dairy Calves: Calves present an opportunity to improve feed efficiency on the dairy. K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends today’s showing by explaining that this is typically accomplished through accelerated gain programs in the milk-fed stage of life.   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 Samantha Bennett 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.