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Ag Econ News:
Newsletters
| K-State Agricultural Economics Newsletters | Author |
Release Date |
| In The Cattle Markets | Mintert/LMIC | May 5, 2008 |
| Grain Outlook | Woolverton | May 9, 2008 |
| KFMA Monthly Newsletter or Archives | Langemeier, Herbel and KFMA Economists | April 29, 2008 |
Position Announcements
| Position | Location | Announcement |
| Agricultural Economist - KFMA, South-central | Hutchinson | View |
| Agricultural Economist - KFMA, North-central | Beloit | View |
Radio Interviews
| K-State Radio Network Interviews |
Date |
Link |
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KSRN Livestock Market Outlook Weekly Radio
Interview Dr. James Mintert/LMIC |
May 5, 2008 | Download |
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KSRN Grain Market Outlook Weekly Radio
Interview Dr. Michael Woolverton |
May 9, 2008 | Download |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby comments on a new study looking at the likely impact on corn prices if the federal ethanol production mandate and ethanol tax credits were eliminated. | May 2, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Troy Dumler offers his insight on what appear to be the the final stages of the farm bill debate, with the funding level for direct commodity payments a current debate "hot spot" as well as the program payment limitations and eligibility issues. | May 1, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanor-Boadu looks at the facts about rising food prices domestically and abroad, and the combination of factors that are leading to this...he says that to fully blame corn ethanol production for food price inflation is groundless and absurd. | April 29, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University reports on a court ruling on handling debt on a farm estate, and the need to spell out precisely how that debt is to be paid off by the heirs. | April 23, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Rod Jones provides his latest outlook on beef cattle profitability, including the magnitude of the financial losses currently being absorbed by the feedlot sector, the profit potential from summer grazing programs, and economic returns he's forecasting for the cow-calf sector. | April 16, 2008 | Download |
| K-State farm economist Troy Dumler sizes up the latest deliberations over the new farm bill, saying that the chances of a current farm bill extension appear strong at the moment. | April 11, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University talks about a recent court decision on cattle losses in a feedlot, and whether the feedlot misrepresented itself to the producer who placed those cattle. | April 9, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter passes along his latest projections on diesel fuel prices, urging producers to closely scrutinize their own farm and ranch fuel consumption as an important phase of operational management. | April 2, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University looks at how forgiven debt is viewed when it comes to reporting taxable income, based on a recent tax court ruling. | March 26, 2008 | Download |
| K-State farm economist Troy Dumler talks about the farm bill, with congressional conferees attempting to work out differences on the new legislation as the full Congress remains on spring recess. | March 20, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Ted Schroeder reports on a new study of consumer perceptions about the safety of beef products, conducted in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Japan, the results of which offer guidance for the cattle industry in addressing consumer issues with beef. | March 18, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Ted Schroeder looks at the bid by a major Brazil beef packing firm to purchase two leading packing interests in the United States: how that lends to the packer concentration issue, and whether this action, might well avert further beef packing plant closures. | March 14, 2008 | Download |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby looks at crop insurance choices for spring-planted crops. With the deadline for enrolling rapidly approaching. Art discusses whether a producer should think about cutting back on coverage in light of higher premiums. | March 13, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien talks about how the surge in grain prices has impacted a producer's ability to advance-price this year's wheat and other grain production and things to think about when considering forward contracting, straight futures hedging, or using options. | March 12, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter talks about making cropping and land rental decisions this spring including the impact of high grain prices that more than compensate for the sharp rise in input costs. | February 26, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University discusses the highlights of the economic stimulus plan and how a change in the tax code will help producers buying new equipment this year. | February 20, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock agricultural economist Rod Jones discusses the impact the ethanol boom has had on the cattle industry. The impacts being experienced now will probably continue to be felt for years to come. | February 12, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby has an update on pivotal changes in crop insurance coverage. | February 4, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Ted Schroeder comments on the closing of a major beef slaughter plant in eastern Kansas, and how that will affect the Kansas beef cattle industry. | January 30, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen reports on the end result of a court case which challenged the concept of crop seed technology patents...growers must still adhere strictly to their seed tech contracts. | January 30, 2008 | Download |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby talks about the new insurance tool available to crop and livestock producers to manage commodity risk, based on adjusted gross revenue..."AGR-lite." | January 28, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanor-Boadu talks of concerns about the U.S. economy: why talk of a recession is premature; the lack of discipline in the lending sector that led to a slowdown; and what this means for agricultural producers. | January 24, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| K-State farm economist Dan O'Brien looks at the prospect of modifying cropland leases from a different perspective: using the "rent-to-value" ratio as a guide for making leases more equitable. | January 10, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter looks at cropland leasing arrangements and how current economic factors encourage changes in conventional leasing arrangements. | January 9, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University looks at what he views as the top 10 agricultural law developments of 2007. | January 9, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 |
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