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

Dan O'Brien provides a grain market update where he highlights what he and others expected from the WASDE report and how the harvest grain market is looking.

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

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

October 3, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 26, 2025

September 26, 2025
2025 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - September Update - Slides and Recording

September 24, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 19, 2025

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September 19, 2025
Seasonal Cash Grain Prices

An Excel spreadsheet to evaluate seasonality in the Kansas grain market

September 12, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025
2025-2026 Grain Market Outlook

September 1, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - August 29, 2025

August 29, 2025