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KSRN Radio Interviews
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Agricultural Law Update
K-State and Washburn law professor, Roger McEowen, discusses what a legacy is, the liability of blowing dirt, what a trade or business is, and accessing landlocked parcels. |
June 18, 2025 |
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, discusses the cattle market update, including the current cattle market records and what factors are influencing them. |
June 16, 2025 |
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen
Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen discuss the grain markets, starting with the wheat and corn market domestically and internationally, followed by the grain sorghum and soybean markets, and then look at other macroeconomic topics. |
June 13, 2025 |
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Annual Forage Insurance
Jenny Ifft, Logan Simon and John Holman talk about annual forages and annual forage insurance, noting what growers should consider when making selections. |
June 11, 2025 |
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KFMA State and Association Farm Income Summaries for 2024
Beginning today’s show is Mark Dikeman, Kansas Farm Management Association executive director, reviewing the 2025 state income summary for Kansas agricultural operations. He discusses what contributed to farm income. Kansas Farm Management Association economists Dillon Rapp, Glenn Conover, Lindsay Bryant, Jake Grinstead, Craig Althauser and Clay Simons continue the show as they recap what 2024 farm income looked like for their association. |
May 20, 2025 |
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Farm Income Outlook
Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discusses the farm income outlook for Kansas. She breaks down how producers' products could look for 2025. |
May 19, 2025 |
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Diesel Fuel Price Expectations
Gregg Ibendahl reviews his recent publication that looks into diesel prices for 2025, stating the biggest contributors to price changes. |
April 25, 2025 |
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Residual Fertilizer Reductions
Kansas Farm Management Association’s Chelsea Plummer and Mark Dikeman talk with Kristine Tidgren from Iowa State University about deducting residual fertilizer, on their recent KFMA podcast. |
April 22, 2025 |
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Learning About Tariffs
Nelson Villoria, K-State professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, discusses tariffs. He explains how tariffs work, who pays for the tariff, retaliatory tariffs, and how, historically, tariffs have impacted agriculture and consumers. A bonus segment below provides the full conversation about tariffs from Nelson Villoria. The conversation ranges from explaining what a tariff is to discussing the impact of past tariffs. |
April 17, 2025 |
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Space Weather Impact on 2024 Corn Planting
K-State precision agricultural economist, Terry Griffin, explains the impact that space weather had on corn planting in 2024 and if growers can do anything to prepare for potentially another event. |
April 9, 2025 |
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Federal Open Market Committee Announcement
Brady Brewer and Brian Briggeman discuss the Federal Open Market Committee rate announcement. The pair breaks down what it means, what other factors could be at play and its impact to agriculture. |
March 26, 2025 |
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Debt Repayment Capacity
K-State’s Jenny Ifft and Joe Parcell explain the debt repayment capacity for U.S. crop businesses. They explain major contributors and what they are watching. |
March 12, 2025 |
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Conservation Practices and Farm Profitability
Chelsea Plummer with the Kansas Farm Management Association shares part of their podcast where she talked with K-State’s Jenny Ifft and Delide Joseph about their research on conversation practices and farm profitability. |
February 20, 2025 |
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ARC, PLC and High Coverage Options
Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, and Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair at K-State, explain ARC, PLC and high coverage options. |
February 10, 2025 |
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Farm and Ranch Transition Conferences
Ashlee Westerhold, director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, previews their Farm and Ranch Transition conferences coming up the end of February. |
February 3, 2025 |
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Ad Hoc Payments
Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy chair at K-State, and Brady Brewer, K-State associate professor in agricultural economics, talk about a webinar series that is beginning and outline their Ad-Hoc payments presentation. |
January 28, 2025 |
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Payroll for Ag Producers
Kansas Farm Management Association professional development officer, Chelsea Plummer, discusses the 2025 Agricultural Payroll for Producers events coming up soon. January 22: Dodge City |
January 16, 2025 |
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Women Managing the Farm Conference
K-State farm analyst LaVell Winsor previews the Women Managing the Farm conference. She notes who the keynote speakers are and what she hopes the conference brings to attendees. |
January 9, 2025 |
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Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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| In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | June 16, 2025 |
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 372: June 13, 2025 - Research Update, Monitoring Cattle, Screwworm Episode 371: June 6, 2025 - Drones, Tariffs, Rotating Ionophores Episode 370: May 30, 2025 - Tariffs, Clostridial Diseases, Beef Quality Assurance |
June 13, 2025 |
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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
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Northwest
Located in Colby, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-nw-colby-ot... |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - South-Central
Located in Hutchinson, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-sc-hutchins... |
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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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