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Title Author Date Downloads
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Kansas Farm Income Outlook

Rural and Farm Finance Policy and Analysis Center

May 19, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Recent Videos

Title Author Date Downloads
2025 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - July Update - Slides and Recording July 30, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 25, 2025

July 25, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 18, 2025

Part 1

Part 2

July 18, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 11, 2025

July 11, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - July 3, 2025

July 3, 2025
2025 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - June Update - Slides and Recording

June 30, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025
Ukraine and the EU-Agricultural Trade Partners or Competitors? Slides and Webinar Recording

June 24, 2025
Bioenergy Update - June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - June 20, 2025

June 20, 2025
Kansas Farm Income Outlook - Webinar Slides and Recording

June 17, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - June 13, 2025

Part 1

Part 2

 

June 13, 2025
Annual Forage Insurance - Slides and Webinar Recording

Webinar Evaluation (2 minutes)

June 12, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - May 30, 2025

May 30, 2025
2025 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - May Update - Slides and Recording

May 28, 2025
Bioenergy Update - May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - May 23, 2025

May 22, 2025

Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs

Title Author Date Downloads
In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) July 28, 2025
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
Impact on Space Weather on 2024 Corn Production

"Inside Ag" Pocast. Kansas Farm Bureau. 

March 17, 2025
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
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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