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Ag Trade Outlook

Brian Briggeman offers input after several actions by the new administration regarding international trade agreements.  He believes that U.S. agricultural trade will be not be adversely impacted, at least not in 2017.

February 1, 2017
Crop Insurance

Jisang Yu talks about his research and the effect of premium subsidies on the amount of acreage planted to crops as well as crop choices.

January 31, 2017
Data Management For Producers

Ajay Sharda and Terry Griffin look at the main talking points from last week's Kansas Agricultural Technologies Conference.

January 27, 2017
USDA Crop Payments

Art Barnaby talks about an interactive tool from K-State that allows growers to forecast payments in particular counties.  He also addresses the latest on the wheat price convergence issue.

January 19, 2017
Online Tool For Pasture Rental Rates

Mykel Taylor and Robin Reid explain how cow-calf and stocker cattle producers and landowners can enter information specific to their herd production and grazing conditions to arrive at a rate that's fair and equitable.

January 10, 2017
Cow-Calf Cost Management

Dustin Pendell analyze the variables based on Kansas Farm Management Association data.

January 3, 2017
K-State College of Agriculture 2016 Review

Dean John Floros cites advances in funding, research and Extension, and student enrollment and placement.  He also talks about future expansion of K-State's research facilities.

December 22, 2016
Agricultural Lenders Survey

Christine Wilson reviews the results, including interest rates, spread over cost of funds, farm loan volume, non-performing loans and land values, as well as the overall health of the agricultural economy.

December 22, 2016
Farm Data Ownership

Terry Griffin and Shannon Ferrell address this topic ahead of January's Kansas Agricultural Technologies Conference.

December 15, 2016
Precision Ag Technology

Terry Griffin and graduate researchers review their recently-completed study of farmers' decisions as to adopting precision agriculture technology.

December 13, 2016
Farm Analyst Tools Workshop

Robin Reid and Greg McClure preview workshop to help farm families assess the financial state of their operations.

December 9, 2016
End-of-Year Tax Management

Gregg Ibendahl says that taking steps to improve one's year-end income level may be the more advantageous way to go this time around.

December 7, 2016
Land Lease Law and Fence Law

Forrest Buhler of KAMS talks about ways to improve a verbal farmland lease, the legal means of terminating either a verbal or written lease, what constitutes a legal fence for restraining livestock, and the degree of protection Kansas law provides the producer when livestock escape fenced areas.

December 6, 2016
Navigating a Struggling Farm Economy

Allen Featherstone and Mykel Taylor preview their upcoming workshops, and they offer financial and management tips to producers.

November 30, 2016
Future of Trade Agreements

Vincent Amanor-Boadu discusses ag implications for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which will likely be affected by the change in presidential administration (2 parts).

November 23, 2016
KARTA Conference Preview

Terry Griffin and Lucas Haag promote January's 2017 Kansas Agricultural Technologies Conference, with a focus on management of precision technology data.

November 23, 2016
Farm Analyst Program

Duane Hund talks about the services available to producers, including in-home analyses of operations' economic state and the viable management alternatives for farms or ranches.

November 17, 2016
Preserving the Ogallala Aquifer

Bill Golden discusses ideas from the Governor's Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas, including economic realities of the water and his upcoming economic research on the subject.

November 16, 2016

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