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Derrell Peel, OSU livestock economist, provides a cattle market update, explaining what he saw in the first half of the year for the cattle market and what he expects for the second half.

This is part of an episode from the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy as Mark Edelman, Iowa State University; Jenny Ifft, Kansas State University; and Brad Lubben, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, share their opinions on the agricultural economy.

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.

Gregg Ibendahl reviews his recent publication that looks into diesel prices for 2025, stating the biggest contributors to price changes. 

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.

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.

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.

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.