Daniel O'Brien

Grain Markets & Market Structure, Farm Management

Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist
Northwest Research Extension Center

The focus of Dr. O’Brien's extension and applied research efforts have been in the areas of grain and bioenergy market analysis - with emphasis on of wheat, feed grain, oilseed, and ethanol supply-demand and prices. He also has been working in the areas of irrigated and dryland cropping systems and natural resource-related issues in western Kansas. He also works extensively with agricultural audiences on issues such as farmland leasing and crop enterprise profitability. Visit "Focused on Grains Blog" by Dan O'Brien.

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Northwest Research Extension Center
105 Experiment Farm Road PO Box 786
Colby , KS  67701-0786
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Documents & Presentations by Daniel O'Brien
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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
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - November 21, 2025

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November 21, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - November 14, 2025

November 14, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - November 7, 2025

November 7, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 31, 2025

October 31, 2025
2026 Kansas County-Level Cash Rental Rates for Non-Irrigated Cropland

Questions: Gregg Ibendahl - 785.532-1018 or ibendahl@ksu.edu

October 13, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 10, 2025

October 10, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025
2025-2026 Grain Market Outlook October 1, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 26, 2025

September 26, 2025