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Ag Econ News:
Newsletters
| K-State Agricultural Economics Newsletters | Author |
Release Date |
| In The Cattle Markets | Tonsor/LMIC | January 30, 2012 |
| Grain Outlook | O'Brien | January 18, 2012 |
| KFMA Monthly Newsletter or Archives | Langemeier, Herbel and KFMA Economists | January 25. 2012 |
Position Announcements
| Position | Location | Announcement |
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Communications Coordinator, ¾ time position (30 Hours) |
Manhattan, KS | |
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Extension Agricultural Economist, Kansas Farm Management Association |
Chanute, KS |
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CHOICES: The AAEA Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource
Issues: 4th
Quarter 2011 
| Article/Title | Author |
| Fundamental Forces Affecting U.S. Fresh Produce Growers and Marketers | Roberta L. Cook |
| Fundamental Forces Affecting the U.S. Fresh Berry and Lettuce/Leafy Green Subsectors | Roberta L. Cook |
| The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act and Its Economic Implications | Luis A. Ribera and Ronald D. Knutson |
| Certification Schemes for Biofuel Sustainability Will Not Work | Clay Ogg |
| Why was ACRE a No-Go With Iowa Farmers | William M. Edwards |
| Distributional Impacts of Capping Eligibility for Commodity Program Payments | Eric Wailes, Eddie Chavez, Diana Danforth, Bruce Ahrendsen, and Bruce Dixon |
| Crop Insurance and the Future Farm Safety Net | Keith Collins and Harun Bulut |
Radio Interviews
| K-State Radio Network Interviews |
Date |
Listen or Download (MP3) |
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KSRN Grain Market Outlook Weekly Radio
Interview - Dan O'Brien
KSRN Grain Market Outlook Materials |
February 3, 2012 January 20, 2012 |
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| KSRN Livestock Market Outlook Weekly Radio Interview - Glynn Tonsor & LMIC | January 30, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, outlines a recent court ruling on a bizarre negligance case which, while far removed from agriculture, has important implications for farmers and ranchers. | February 1, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Brian Briggeman comments on a recent and controversial report on the internet, on the value of a college degree in the field of agriculture, pointing out that career opportunities in agriculture are exceedingly strong right now. | January 25, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter tells of the new Kansas agriculture custom rates guide that K-State has just put together, which projects custom rates for various farm and ranch services in 2012...producers can use this information for their custom hiring purposes or for providing custom services to others. | January 19, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen continues his look at the top ten agricultural law developments of 2011, including a ruling on a wind farm ban in an eastern Kansas county, and a Minnesota court finding that pesticide drift may constitute trespassing, then concludes his look at the top ten agricultural law developments of 2011. He also looks at pending legal issues in 2012 that will be of major interest to the agriculture sector. | January 18, 2012 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| In the first of a two-part series, agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, recaps the top ten agricultural law developments of 2011. Today, he covers numbers 6 through 10 which include a still-pending EPA stance on wetlands jurisdiction, and court rulings on the anti-trust exemption for cooperatives. | January 17, 2012 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist John Crespi discusses the current state of commodity checkoff programs and the generic agricultural product advertising they support, and the challenge of sustaining those programs, as so-called "branded" products gain more momentum in the marketplace. | January 13, 2012 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University offers several suggestions on estate and income tax planning for the new calendar year, in light of potential changes in federal regulations in those two areas in 2013. | January 4, 2012 | Download |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby looks at the repercussions of the MF Global trading debacle for the commodity markets, and the breach of confidence in the trade system that concerns agricultural producers: he talks about how this affects all grain producers, regardless of their level of participation in the markets, looks at some of the proposed solutions to prevent a repeat of the situation. | December 20, 2011 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter comments on the prospect of a farmland value "bubble" developing, a notion that has surfaced again following a head-turning sale of farm ground in Iowa last week...he also looks at how rising land values are impacting rental rates. | December 15, 2011 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Michael Langemeier discusses his new analysis of profitability in grain sorghum production, based on Kansas Farm Management Association data over the past five years: he compares gross income generated from that crop to cost management, in terms of impact on overall economic returns. | December 13, 2011 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, reports on a new Kansas court ruling on water appropriations here in the state...the point of contention being whether the Division of Water Resources can declare a partial abandonment of a water right. | December 7, 2011 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Troy Dumler looks at the farm bill proposal that resulted from the now-failed federal budget super-committee process: how drastically it departed from the current farm program structure, whether it enhanced crop insurance as the bedrock of risk management for farmers, and why it has come under so much criticism. | November 29, 2011 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| Two K-State agricultural economists, Jeff Peterson and Nathan Hendricks, share their new research findings on how Kansas irrigators respond to higher energy costs in their crop watering management: the information from that study sheds a different light on water allocation policy in the state. | November 11, 2011 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State, talks about estate tax alternatives for farm families who have been administering estates either this year or last year, based on the estate tax reform legislation that was passed last December. | November 9, 2011 | Download |
Video Presentations
| Video Presentations |
Date |
Listen or Download (WMV) |
| Grain Market Analysis - Dan O'Brien | January 20, 2012 | Download |
| Grain Market Analysis - Dan O'Brien | January 13, 2012 | Download |
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