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KSRN Radio Interviews
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
A cattle market update from Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, has him discussing fed cattle, packers, retail and labor concerns. |
May 11, 2026 |
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien provides his grain market update as he explains how growers might be seeing the positive side of uncertainty in the market. |
May 8, 2026 |
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Agricultural Law Update
Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, explains a recent case that reminds people of what can make a person an expert, especially in agriculture. |
May 6, 2026 |
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Flinchbaugh Center: Farm Bill Factors
Part of the Clearing the Air podcast with K-State's Jenny Ifft and Eric Atkinson along with Brad Lubben and Mark Edelman as well as special guest Tara Smith chat about the Farm Bill and what they are currently seeing for it. |
May 1, 2026 |
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State-Level Exposure to Tariffs
A conversation with K-State's Jenny Ifft, Cornell University's Wendong Zhang and the Ohio State University's Seungki Lee has them discussing how tariffs can disrupt states differently across the U.S., with examples of how states could be impacted uniquely and what neighbors usually contribute to the most concern. |
April 30, 2026 |
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Working In Extension
K-State's Jenny Ifft, Cornell University's Wendong Zhang and the Ohio State University's Seungki Lee explain how their background has impacted their work in Extension. |
April 28, 2026 |
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Forecasting End-of-Season Peanut Yield
Taylor Cunningham, Master of Agribusiness graduate, explains her research on peanuts that looks into forecasting end-of-season peanut yield. |
April 16, 2026 |
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U.S. Biofuels
Part of a "Clearing the Air" podcast episode from the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy has Jenny Ifft, Mark Edelman and Scott Irwin discussing biofuels in the U.S. |
April 9, 2026 |
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Recent Gas Price Changes Due to Conflict
Gregg Ibendahl mentions the recent global confict and how it has impacted oil prices and their relationship with gas prices. |
March 5, 2026 |
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Crop Insurance Price Discovery
Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discusses the completed price discovery for crop insurance. |
March 2, 2026 |
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Livestock Risk Protection Use in Kansas
Brian Coffey, K-State agricultural economist, and Yifei Zhang, senior research economist with the Agricultural Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University, discuss research into Kansas producers using Livestock Risk Protection for feeder cattle. |
February 26, 2026 |
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Causes of Crop Losses in 2025
Jenny Ifft, Lucas Haag and Tina Sullivan discuss crop insurance loss ratios and the causes of the losses in 2025. |
February 19, 2026 |
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ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers
Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, and Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discuss Agricultural Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage and crop insurance. They explain the background for these programs and how they have recently shifted, and how producers can learn more about these risk management options. |
February 12, 2026 |
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Reducing Fertilizer Costs and Water Contamination
Micah Cameron-Harp, water economist in the department of agricultural economics, and Matt Kirk, professor of geology at K-State, explain how nitrate concentration levels in water and be used to reduce fertilizer costs and contamination of drinking water. |
February 3, 2026 |
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US Beef Retail Market and Demand
Brian Coffey explains his research looking into the U.S. beef retail market and beef demand. |
January 27, 2026 |
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Kansas Land Values
K-State Extension land and crop market specialist, Megan Hughes, discusses the 2025 Kansas Land Values book and how farmers and ranchers can use it. |
January 26, 2026 |
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Finances and the Farm Online Class
LaVell Winsor, K-State farm analyst, and Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, discuss the Finances and the Farm online class. |
January 20, 2026 |
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Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Options
Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, explains the supplemental coverage option and enhanced coverage option and what has changed since last year. |
January 19, 2026 |
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Recent Videos
Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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| In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | May 11, 2026 |
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 417: May 8, 2026 - Million Downloads Episode Episode 416: May 1, 2026 - Coccidiosis induced Diarrhea, Growth Implants in Beef, Timing When Processing Calves |
May 8, 2026 |
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Impact on Space Weather on 2024 Corn Production
"Inside Ag" Pocast. Kansas Farm Bureau. |
March 17, 2025 |
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What You Do Not Know About Third-Party Damages, Actual Production History, and Digital Agricultural Technology Can Hurt You
Farm-to-Farm Newsletter, by American Agricultural Law Association. May 2024. |
February 25, 2025 |
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Precision Ag in the Digital Age
A recent USDA study looks at some of the trends regarding producers’ adaption of precision agricultural methods and use of digital tools, from USDA economic researcher Johnathan McFadden and Terry Griffin of Kansas State University. A USDA podcast. |
May 16, 2023 |
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Position Announcements
Newspapers and Magazines
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| Capturing Value From Precision Agricultural Data: Big Data in Ag Webcast | May 11, 2016 |
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| Precision Agriculture Implications for Farm Management: Farmland Leasing Example | May 11, 2016 |
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