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KSRN Radio Interviews
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
A cattle market update from Livestock Marketing Information Center’s Tyler Cozzens and Brandon Dodd has them reviewing the recent Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory reports. |
July 28, 2025 |
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen
Dan O'Brien provides a grain market outlook, where he notes strong wheat exports. |
July 25, 2025 |
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Upcoming Ag Economics Events
Rich Llewelyn notes upcoming agricultural economics events. He mentions a grain marketing webinar, the Risk and Profit conference, and the Ag Lenders conferences. |
July 23, 2025 |
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Agricultural Law Update
Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, explains the key provisions for farmers and ranchers from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. |
July 16, 2025 |
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Livestock Risk Protection
K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, Jenny Ifft, breaks down livestock risk protection and how cattle producers can use it as a risk management tool. |
July 15, 2025 |
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Payments for ARC and PLC
Robin Reid and Rich Llewelyn discuss ARC and PLC final payments for wheat and their projections for corn, soybeans and grain sorghum. |
July 10, 2025 |
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The Flinchbaugh Focus: The Agricultural Economy
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. |
June 26, 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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Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | July 28, 2025 |
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 378: July 25, 2025 - Corn Diet, Breeding Heifers, Calf Digestion Episode 377: July 18, 2025 - Research Update, Records, Consumer Demand Episode 376: July 11, 2025 - Calving Season, Clostridium Perfringens, Starting Calves |
July 25, 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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Extension Agricultural Economist, KFMA - Southeast
Located in Augusta, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-se-augusta-... |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Southwest
Located in Dodge City, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-sw-dodge-ci... |
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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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