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KSRN Radio Interviews
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kansas Heat and Farm Income
Jenny Ifft discusses how agriculture has financially been impacted by the dry weather. |
August 17, 2023 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 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 |
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| In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | September 11, 2023 |
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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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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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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 - Northeast
Located in Council Grove, 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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