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KSRN Radio Interviews
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen
K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, and the senior economist at the IGP Institute, Guy Allen, discuss domestic and international grain markets. They talk about wheat, transportation and the U.S. dollar, then converse about corn, grain sorghum and soybeans for both the United States market and worldwide market. |
November 21, 2025 |
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Agricultural Law Update
K-State and Washburn law professor Roger McEowen discusses zoning classifications and the impact they can have on people's dreams of living in rural areas. |
November 19, 2025 |
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
A cattle market update from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist Elliott Dennis has him explaining the recent headlines including New World Screwworm announcement, meat packing industry investigation, and consumer demand and consumption. |
November 17, 2025 |
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Ukraine Crop Production Update
Antonina Broyaka provides an update on Ukraine crops and their production. |
November 10, 2025 |
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Reusing Waste Water
Joe Parcell, director of the Risk Management Center at K-State, explains a project that he is a part of that is working on the ability to add value to wastewater. |
November 6, 2025 |
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K-State Ag Profitability Conferences
Robin Reid, K-State farm economist, and Allen Featherstone, K-State agricultural economics department head, discuss the upcoming Ag Profitability conferences and what information will be shared. |
October 29, 2025 |
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Kansas Landowner Conference
K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, and Director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, Ashlee Westerhold, highlight and preview the Kansas Landowner Conference and what attendees could learn. |
October 14, 2025 |
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conferences
K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, and Director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, Ashlee Westerhold, preview the new Beginning Farmer/Rancher Conferences. |
October 3, 2025 |
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The Flinchbaugh Focus - Opinions on the Agriculture Economy
Jenny Ifft, Brad Lubben and Mark Edelman share their opinions on many economic topics on a recent "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down on the Economy" podcast episode. |
September 25, 2025 |
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Lowering the Federal Funds Rate
Brady Brewer and Brian Briggeman discuss the recent decision from the Federal Open Market Committee and what it means for inflation, unemployment and agriculture. |
September 24, 2025 |
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Does Woody Encroachment Impact Land Values?
Jackson Lindamood, graduate research assistant in K-State's Department of Agricultural Economics, explains how woody encroachment impacts land values. |
September 18, 2025 |
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Crop Insurance Coverage Options
Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair at K-State, discusses changes in crop insurance and additional coverage options that producers can take into account. She explains what is different after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and what a few of the tradeoffs are for the many considerations. |
September 9, 2025 |
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Inaugural Flinchbaugh Forum
Dana Woodbury, executive director of the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy, explains the center and the upcoming 2025 Flinchbaugh Forum. |
September 4, 2025 |
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Upcoming Ag Economics Events
Rich Llewelyn notes upcoming agricultural economics events. He mentions a grain marketing webinar, the Risk and Profit conference, and the Ag Lenders conferences. |
July 23, 2025 |
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Livestock Risk Protection
K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, Jenny Ifft, breaks down livestock risk protection and how cattle producers can use it as a risk management tool. |
July 15, 2025 |
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Payments for ARC and PLC
Robin Reid and Rich Llewelyn discuss ARC and PLC final payments for wheat and their projections for corn, soybeans and grain sorghum. |
July 10, 2025 |
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The Flinchbaugh Focus: The Agricultural Economy
This is part of an episode from the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy as Mark Edelman, Iowa State University; Jenny Ifft, Kansas State University; and Brad Lubben, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, share their opinions on the agricultural economy. |
June 26, 2025 |
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Annual Forage Insurance
Jenny Ifft, Logan Simon and John Holman talk about annual forages and annual forage insurance, noting what growers should consider when making selections. |
June 11, 2025 |
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Recent Videos
Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 394: November 21, 2025 - Evolution in the Feedlot Industry, Questioning Cow Calf Practices, Big Cows vs Small Cows on Pasture Update, Co-Mingling Bulls, Bull-to-Cow Ratio Episode 393: November 14, 2025 - Caroline Wingert Research Update, Co-Mingling Bulls, Bull-to-Cow Ratio |
November 21, 2025 |
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| In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | November 17, 2025 |
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Impact on Space Weather on 2024 Corn Production
"Inside Ag" Pocast. Kansas Farm Bureau. |
March 17, 2025 |
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What You Do Not Know About Third-Party Damages, Actual Production History, and Digital Agricultural Technology Can Hurt You
Farm-to-Farm Newsletter, by American Agricultural Law Association. May 2024. |
February 25, 2025 |
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Precision Ag in the Digital Age
A recent USDA study looks at some of the trends regarding producers’ adaption of precision agricultural methods and use of digital tools, from USDA economic researcher Johnathan McFadden and Terry Griffin of Kansas State University. A USDA podcast. |
May 16, 2023 |
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Position Announcements
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Extension Agricultural Economist, KFMA - Southeast
Located in Augusta, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-se-augusta-... |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Southwest
Located in Dodge City, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-sw-dodge-ci... |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Northwest
Located in Colby, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-nw-colby-ot... |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - South-Central
Located in Hutchinson, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-sc-hutchins... |
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Newspapers and Magazines
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| Capturing Value From Precision Agricultural Data: Big Data in Ag Webcast | May 11, 2016 |
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| Precision Agriculture Implications for Farm Management: Farmland Leasing Example | May 11, 2016 |
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