AgBIO COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

For release: June 7, 2004
Contact: Carrie Law, (605) 688-4644
 
Water quality, early weaning, horses on June 13 edition of "Today's Ag"

    BROOKINGS, S.D. – Water quality, early weaning, and horses are topics on the June 13 edition of “Today’s Ag.”
      “Today’s Ag” managing editor and host Carrie Law said the show will feature an interview with South Dakota State University Extension Beef Specialist Julie Walker on water quality issues facing producers in drought-stricken areas.
    SDSU Extension Beef Specialist Cody Wright discusses early weaning as an option for beef producers.
    A report from the University of Nebraska tells how to pick the best horse if you’re in the market to buy one.
    Learn more about ag issues by visiting the “Today’s Ag” Web site at http://www.todaysag.com/ for links to other stories about global agriculture.
    "Today’s Ag" is a weekly half-hour news show about agriculture and rural life.  The show features unbiased, science-based information from land grant universities in the Midwest, and is produced by South Dakota State University.
Watch "Today's Ag" on:
- KELO-TV Sioux Falls, S.D. - Sunday at 10:35 p.m.
- KCLO-TV Rapid City, S.D. – Sunday at 9:35 p.m.
- KDLO-TV Garden City, S.D. – Sunday at 10:35 p.m.
- KPLO-TV Reliance, S.D. – Sunday at 10:35 p.m.
- KOTA-TV Rapid City, S.D. - Saturday at noon
- KHSD-TV Lead-Deadwood, S.D. – Saturday at noon
- KCAU-TV Sioux City, Iowa -Sunday at 10:35 p.m.
- KTVO-TV Ottumwa, Iowa - Saturday at 6:00 a.m.
- KPTM-TV Omaha, Neb. - Saturday at 5:00 a.m.
- KDUH-TV Scottsbluff, Neb. – Saturday at noon
- KEYC-TV Mankato, Minn. - Sunday at 6:00 a.m.
- KBRR-TV Thief River Falls Minn./Grand Forks, N.D. – Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
- KJRR-TV Jamestown, N.D. – Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
- KVRR-TV Fargo, N.D. – Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
- KNRR-TV Pembina, N.D. – Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
- KSGW-TV Sheridan, Wyo. – Saturday at noon
- RFD-TV Mondays at 8 p.m. central, with repeats on Tuesday at 2 a.m., 8 a.m., and 2 p.m.; Saturdays at 11 p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m.
Today's Ag is the only TV program in the nation backed by major land grant universities, including: Iowa State University, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, and the University of Nebraska.
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Lance Nixon, Editor
AgBio Communications Unit
South Dakota State University
ACC, Box 2231, Rm 200
Brookings SD 57007
Telephone: (605) 688-4653
LANCE.NIXON@SDSTATE.EDU