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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien

K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien provides his update on the grain market. He says hard red winter wheat basis has weakened sharply in Western Kansas and many states are continuing to experience drought.

September 22, 2023
Update on Ukraine

K-State extension associate in the department of agricultural economics, Antonina Broyaka, has a Ukraine update. The country is still experiencing unfavorable conditions because of Russia. 

September 21, 2023
K-State Landowner Conference

K-State’s Robin Reid and Ashlee Westerhold from the agricultural economics department preview the first-ever Landowner Conference, to be held in Manhattan on November 10.

September 18, 2023
Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC

Katelyn McCullock, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, has this week’s cattle market update. She recaps the markets as well as the consumer price index and advanced retail sales reports. 

September 18, 2023
Grid Pricing Trends

K-State livestock economist Ted Schroeder and his graduate student Katy Doumit start the show discussing their recent research on trends for beef premiums and discounts. 

September 14, 2023
Agricultural Law Update

Beginning today’s show is K-State law professor Roger McEowen with recent changes impacting agricultural law. He discusses amendments to the Waters of the United States and revisions to I-9 forms.

September 13, 2023
Crop Insurance

K-State agriculture policy specialist, Jenny Ifft, gives a heads-up on crop insurance, with many things producers should look into before deciding on a policy.

September 5, 2023
Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag Policy

Flinchbaugh agriculture policy chair Jenny Ifft begins today’s show discussing the legacy of Barry Flinchbaugh and how the new center and her position will interact.

August 29, 2023
Farm Bill History and Policy - A Series By Jenny Ifft

Jenny Ifft discusses the history of the farm bill and its various components over several weeks for "Agriculture Today, with Shelby Varner on the K-State Radio Network, in June, July and August of 2023. The entire series and each separate interview are below:

Entire series (1-9)

Individual segments: 

1 - Before the First Farm Bill - June 6, 2023

2 - The Farm Bill During the Great Depression - June 13, 2023

3 - The Farm Bill During the Eisenhower Administration - June 20, 2023

4 - The Farm Bill in the 1960s and 1970s - June 27, 2023

5 - The Farm Financial Crisis - July 5, 2023

6 - The Farm BIll and Ag Policy in the 1990s - July 18, 2023

7 - Farm Policy in the 2000s - July 11, 2023

8 - Farm Bill Conservation Programs - July 25, 2023

9 - The Farm Bill and Commodity Credit Corporation - August 8, 2023 (with Roger McEowen)

August 25, 2023
DC Perspective on the Farm Bill

The executive editor of Agri-Pulse Communications, Philip Brasher, discusses the Farm Bill and components of it that are critical to agriculture. He continues with what he is expecting moving forward in Washington D.C. as it relates to agriculture and Congress. 

August 22, 2023
Machinery Investment

Kansas Farm Management Association economists Chelsea Plummer and Bob Kohman provide information about recent work they did to learn more about machinery investments and cost structures. 

August 18, 2023
Kansas Heat and Farm Income

Jenny Ifft discusses how agriculture has financially been impacted by the dry weather.

August 17, 2023
Farm Bill and Commodity Credit Corporation

K-State law professor, Roger McEowen, and K-State agriculture policy specialist, Jenny Ifft, discuss Commodity Credit Corporation Loans and how they relate to the farm bill.

August 8, 2023
Ukraine Update

Antonina Broyaka, K-State extension associate in the department of agricultural economics, has an update on Ukraine. They continue to experience conditions highly unfavorable to agriculture production.

July 31, 2023
Risk and Profit Conference and Ag Lenders Conference

Rich Llewelyn, K-State Extension assistant, provides information about two upcoming events. He shares details on the Risk and Profit Conference and Ag Lenders Conferences.

July 28, 2023
Farm Bill Conservation Programs

Jenny Ifft, K-State agriculture policy specialist, and Gaye Benfer, assistant state conservationist for programs with NRCS, review how the farm bill and conservation programs are connected.

July 25, 2023
Space Impacting Agriculture

Terry Griffin, K-State precision agricultural economist, and Kathy Draeger from the University of Minnesota, discuss how things happening in space could impact earth and agriculture. They say we are likely nearing another event.

July 24, 2023
Farm Bill and Ag Policy in the 1990s

Jenny Ifft, K-State agriculture policy specialist, provides information about the farm bill and agriculture policy in the 1990s. Decoupled payments are one thing that took place during this time and Jenny describes what they are and their impact.

July 18, 2023

Recent Videos

Title Author Date Downloads
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023
Update on Black Sea Ag Markets and Energy and Fertilizer Markets - Webinar Recording and Slides
Update on Black Sea Ag Markets - Antonina Broyaka
AUDIO
Energy and Fertilizer Markets - Gregg Ibendahl
AUDIO
 
September 20, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 8, 2023

September 8, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 1, 2023

September 1, 2023
2023 Preharvest "Winning-The-Game" Grain Marketing Webinar - August Update - Slides and Recording
AUDIO

August 30, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - August 11, 2023

August 11, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - August 4, 2023

August 4, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023
Current Challenges of Black Sea Grain Markets - Webinar Recording and Slides
AUDIO

July 27, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023
2023 Preharvest "Winning-The-Game" Grain Marketing Webinar - July Update - Slides and Recording

AUDIO

July 19, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 14, 2023
Part 1
Part 2
July 14, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 7, 2023

July 7, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023
2023 Preharvest "Winning-The-Game" Grain Marketing Webinar - June Update - Slides and Recording

Audio

June 14, 2023
Current State of Black Sea Grain, Legumes and Oil Markets - Webinar Recording and Slides

Audio

June 7, 2023
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023

Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs

Title Author Date Downloads
Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute

Recent episodes:

Episode 282: September 22, 2023 - Cattle Chat Live at the Kansas State Fair

Episode 281: September 15, 2023 - Research – Heat Impacts, Goals with Pregnancy Checking, How to Best Handle Heat Stress?

September 22, 2023
In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) September 11, 2023
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
Value of Forage Insurance During Drought

In the K-State Beef Tips newsletter: https://enewsletters.k-state.edu/beeftips/

November 1, 2022
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
Deep Dive - Thought Leader

In "Meatingplace" magazine, November 9, 2021. 

November 9, 2021
You may not be as financially efficient in pig production as you once thought

On "SwineIt", November 9, 2021. 

November 9, 2021
Ten Things to Know About Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance

Beef Tips Newsletter: https://enewsletters.k-state.edu/beeftips/ 

November 1, 2021
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
Farm Data Economics Podcast

Future of Agriculture Podcast Episode

February 3, 2021
Vincent Amanor-Boadu -- Food, Energy, Water, Chemistry

Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists

December 5, 2020
Leveraging Yield Data-Podcast

University of Nebraska-Lincoln FarmBits podcast.

November 5, 2020
Glynn Tonsor - The Meat of the Matter

Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists

August 21, 2020
Terry Griffin - Big Data

Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists

May 30, 2020
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