K-State soil management specialist DeAnn Presley talks about the issue of compacted crop fields following this fall's rain-plagued harvest:  how to assess a field for compaction, and how and when to go about correcting compaction problems where they are detected.

K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen"...his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.

A look at today's top agricultural news stories. 

With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, K-State poultry specialist Scott Beyer provides a look at commercial turkey production in Kansas, and the barriers to growth in that industry compared to surrounding states.

A look at today's top agricultural news stories, plus this week's Milk Lines with K-State Dairy specialist Mike Brouk.

K-State crop weed control specialist Curt Thompson covers the herbicide alternatives for controlling winter annual weed on fields being planted to corn or grain sorghum next spring...and which tank mixes are recommended for various weed problems growers want to address.

K-State farm program specialist Troy Dumler talks about the first year of the Average Crop Revenue Election (A-C-R-E) program: the latest projected payout for Kansas producers enrolled in the program and his thoughts on why only a very small percent of Kansas producers opted for A-C-R-E in its first year.

K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee talks about how to assess the age of a deer on the hoof, as part of managing the deer harvest to promote development of "trophy" deer.

K-State 4-H specialist Rod Buchele puts out the call for more adult volunteers to support
local 4-H activites as the new 4-H year is now underway.

Market analyst Erica Rosa of the Livestock Marketing Information Center provides this week's insight on the cattle market trends, and shares the latest L-M-I-C analysis of cattle feeding returns in 2009...she also looks ahead to the next U-S-D-A cattle-on-feed report
coming out later this week.