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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien
Today’s show begins with a grain market update from K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien. Dan kicks off the show with a preview of what the rest of the show will feature – worry over the incoming Kansas wheat crop. He also discuss the slight increases in prices across the markets following some lows from the past several weeks. |
March 31, 2023 |
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Agricultural Law Update
K-State and Washburn University School of Law professor, Roger McEowen, starts today’s show with an agricultural law update. Today he discusses examples of cases dealing with railway abandonment and a case of language and mathematics, with how the language used in a 1924 deed almost led to a loss of $44 million in fractional royalty interest. |
March 29, 2023 |
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What Producers Should Know About Carbon Credits
We have a conversation on carbon credits with post-doctoral fellow in the Agricultural Economics Department here at K-State, Micah Cameron Harp. He begins with the basics of what a carbon credit is, how they are utilized, and what it looks like to take advantage of the carbon market as an agricultural producer, then shares insight on how credits are generated and the different factors that can impact producer return on investment in these programs. |
March 28, 2023 |
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
Oklahoma State University livestock economist Derrell Peel shares insight on the steady markets in the last week, the potential impacts of further rising interest rates, and the latest Cold Storage Report. |
March 27, 2023 |
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Ethanol Outlook for 2023
We discuss ethanol outlooks for 2023 with K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien. Dan emphasizes the importance of a stable U.S. economy and our nation’s ability to travel this summer when it comes to supporting this vital industry in the Midwest. |
March 15, 2023 |
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Reflecting on One Year of War in Ukraine
Ukraine native, Antonina Broyaka reflects on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, her journey with her children to K-State, and impacts of the war so far, then continues with discussion of the war's impacts by providing insight on the significant role of infrastructure and exports in supporting not only the agricultural industry of the war-torn country, but the entirety of Ukraine itself. |
March 14, 2023 |
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Precision Agriculture Adoption
K-State precision agriculture economist, Terry Griffin, joins us for a conversation on the rate at which technology in the world of precision agriculture is being adopted by producers. Terry highlights the more widely used tools and describes the benefits and costs with implementing these types of technologies. |
February 24, 2023 |
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Benefits of Participating in Voluntary Water Programs
Bill Golden has done extensive research analyzing the benefits for producers who participate in voluntary programs such as local enhanced management areas (LEMAs) and water conservation areas. This work has allowed producers to increase water use efficiencies and production efficiencies in ways that they never thought possible before. |
February 22, 2023 |
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Financial Protection Programs with Fast Approaching Deadline
Robin Reid and Jenny Ifft focus on ARC, PLC and SCO programs and all that these programs offer. With the March 15 deadline fast approaching, Robin shares everything that a producer should consider when deciding to sign up. Jenny highlights high coverage options such as ECO and SCO and shares that these crop insurance options are little more expensive up front, but have larger pay offs in the end. |
February 15, 2023 |
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Are We Preparing for a Recession?
Brian Briggeman discusses the history of rapidly raising interest rates to combat inflation, the current labor market, and consumer demand. Then in part two, Brian continues the conversation, but this time focusing on the impact everything we discussed previously will have on agricultural producers. He shares optimism with land values and gives advice on what producers can actually control right now. |
January 26, 2023 |
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Potential for Global Demand Destruction
The recently released January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was full of global import and export insight. Guy Allen, senior economist with the International Grains Program, explains how China’s decline in population will affect agricultural trade and the significance of ongoing production success in Brazil and Australia. |
January 19, 2023 |
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Understanding Kansas Lease Laws
Kansas lease laws are quite unique when it comes to the rules put in place to protect both landowners and leasers alike. To break down everything listeners should know about the sometimes confusing topic, K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid and LaVell Winsor from the Farm Analyst program join us while also previewing their upcoming 4-part workshop for landowners in January and February. |
January 4, 2023 |
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2022's Biggest Ag Stories
A very special guest kicks off this program… that’s right, long-time voice of Agriculture Today, Eric Atkinson joins us for a year in review of 2022’s biggest agricultural stories. |
December 20, 2022 |
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The Reach of Extension Programming
K-State Research and Extension director, Gregg Hadley, recaps KSRE programming in 2022, including some of the challenges and the record-breaking reach of KSRE programs in the last 12 months. |
December 19, 2022 |
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Net Income and Tips for 2023 Finances
Gregg Ibendahl, K-State farm management specialist, shares a look at the 2022 expected net income for producers. He summarizes the economic challenges producers met this year and provides on advice for producers going into 2023. |
December 15, 2022 |
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Economic Challenges Facing the Ag Sector
K-State agricultural economics professor, Dr. Vincent Amanor-Boadu, discusses the current economy and steps business owners and leaders in the agricultural industry can take to combat challenges they’re currently facing. |
December 13, 2022 |
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An Update on Ukraine
Antonina Broyaka, K-State Extension associate in agricultural economics, provides an update on the Russian invasion in Ukraine. She shares that Russian aggression will continue to have a long-lasting impact on Ukrainian agriculture and global food insecurity as a whole. |
December 12, 2022 |
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Cash Rental Rates
K-State economist Gregg Ibendahl covers the key components that go into calculating cash rental rates. He explains why important for producers to consider their revenue and expenses, past and future profits on rented acres and government payments. |
December 6, 2022 |
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Recent Videos
Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 257: March 31, 2023 - Listener Question, Brian’s Trip, Research Round Up Episode 256: March 24, 2023 - Pre-Weaning BRD, Managing Bottle Calves, Building Immunity to BRD |
March 31, 2023 |
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In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | March 13, 2023 |
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Value of Forage Insurance During Drought
In the K-State Beef Tips newsletter: https://enewsletters.k-state.edu/beeftips/ |
November 1, 2022 |
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Side-dress nitrogen applications for corn: Agronomic considerations and a new crop insurance endorsement
In K-State Agronomy e-Update: https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/index_new_prep.php |
February 18, 2022 |
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Deep Dive - Thought Leader
In "Meatingplace" magazine, November 9, 2021. |
November 9, 2021 |
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You may not be as financially efficient in pig production as you once thought
On "SwineIt", November 9, 2021. |
November 9, 2021 |
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Ten Things to Know About Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance
Beef Tips Newsletter: https://enewsletters.k-state.edu/beeftips/ |
November 1, 2021 |
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The Right to Repair Broken Tech is Key to Farmers
MarketPlace Podcast: "Fixing farm equipment is no small feat, especially when the latest generation of tractors and other heavy machinery can cost a million dollars." |
July 19, 2021 |
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Farm Data Economics Podcast
Future of Agriculture Podcast Episode |
February 3, 2021 |
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Vincent Amanor-Boadu -- Food, Energy, Water, Chemistry
Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists |
December 5, 2020 |
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Leveraging Yield Data-Podcast
University of Nebraska-Lincoln FarmBits podcast. |
November 5, 2020 |
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Glynn Tonsor - The Meat of the Matter
Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists |
August 21, 2020 |
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Terry Griffin - Big Data
Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists |
May 30, 2020 |
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Focused on the Grains Blog |
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Position Announcements
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Northeast
Located in Hiawatha, KS. |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Southeast
Located in Ottawa, KS. |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - North-Central
Located in Abilene, KS. |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Southeast
Located in El Dorado, KS. |
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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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Farm Finances | May 2, 2016 |
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