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The director of undergraduate programs for the Department of Agricultural Economics at K-State, Christine Wilson, talks about the academic opportunities that department offers students in support of their career goals, either within or outside the fields of agricultural economics and agribusiness.

K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor is featured in this week's cattle market segment: he talks about the continuing stability in cash and futures cattle prices, and he looks at the latest projected returns for calves sold in the fall.

K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby raises several important questions about the just-announced USDA relief program for agricultural producers who have been adversely affected by the imposition of trade tariffs...especially the Market Facilitation Program, which is intended to provide one-time payments to producers of select commodities, including most major grain crops

K-State Extension assistant in agricultural economics Rich Llewelyn looks ahead to the 2018 Risk and Profit Conference at K-State, which will provide participants with cutting-edge information on farm and ranch economics and management, including over 20 breakout sessions where K-State researchers will get into an array of important contemporary topics.

K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby offers his observations on the commodity title and crop insurance components of the 2018 Farm Bill, with the House and Senate versions now in conference committee...he says that producers should especially be interested in how the compromise version handles the update in crop base acres for program payment purposes.

K-State agricultural economist Ted Schroeder and Elliott Dennis report on their just-released study of the feedlot cattle health management practice called metaphylaxis, or mass medication of cattle at high health risk...they've attached an economic value to that approach, which they hope will become part of the dialogue over the future of metaphylaxis treatments in the cattle industry.

University of Nebraska agricultural policy specialist Brad Lubben takes a look at the version of the 2018 Farm Bill that cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee earlier this week...he looks at the modest changes proposed for the commodity title, and talks about how the overall bill differs from the House version which is expected to be up for a re-vote soon.

K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby talks about the just-updated county-by-county estimates on A-R-C program payments for wheat producers on the 2017 crop, which will be issued this fall...he also addresses the issue of whether grain farmers are getting their futures contract orders appropriately filled in the current electronic trading format.