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Ag Econ News:
Newsletters
| K-State Agricultural Economics Newsletters | Author |
Release Date |
| In The Cattle Markets | Mintert/LMIC | September 29, 2008 |
| Grain Outlook | Woolverton | September 30, 2008 |
| KFMA Monthly Newsletter or Archives | Langemeier, Herbel and KFMA Economists | September 4, 2008 |
Position Announcements
| Position | Location | Announcement |
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Agricultural Economist - KFMA,
Northwest |
Colby | View |
Radio Interviews
| K-State Radio Network Interviews |
Date |
Link |
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KSRN Livestock Market Outlook Weekly Radio
Interview Dr. James Mintert/LMIC |
September 29, 2008 | Download |
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KSRN Grain Market Outlook Weekly Radio
Interview Dr. Michael Woolverton |
October 3, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Allen Featherstone offers his observations on the nation's serious financial concerns currently...how that is likely to reflect on credit availability to farmers and ranchers in the months ahead and on the overall economic health of the agricultural sector. | October 1, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen follows up with a close look at Congress' initial--and failed--attempt to approve a financial relief package for the financial markets...and talks about the legal precedent that he believes has contributed mightily to the financial difficulties at hand. | October 1, 2008 | Download |
| K-State crop risk management specialist Art Barnaby has some final observations on insuring the 2008 winter wheat crop, with the deadline for enrolling coming up next Tuesday. He also has thoughts on staying eligible for the new SURE program for 2009 farm production. | September 24, 2008 | Download |
| K-State farm policy specialist Troy Dumler talks about the dispute between Congress and the USDA over the implementation of the new ACRE program, and analyzes how the base prices in question would impact Kansas farmer interest in the program. | September 19, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Michael Boland talks about the economic health of agricultural cooperatives, in the face of volatile commodity markets and ever-increasing farm input prices. | September 10, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural policy specialist Barry Flinchbaugh comments on the presidential race and the implications for agriculture...focusing on what he sees as the two main agricultural issues in the election discussions, and each candidate's stance on those, and the leading possibilities as the next U.S. secretary of agriculture in each camp. | September 9, 2008 | Part 1 |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, reviews two new court rulings: one determining whether a Kansas beef packer can independently test product for BSE, the other over glyphosate-tolerant alfalfa approval by the USDA, which was halted by the courts last year. | September 4, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien talks about an analysis of the Kansas ethanol sector presented to a committee of the Kansas legislature: current ethanol production capacity; the economic health of the industry; the comparative advantages Kansas has in ethanol production; outlook for cellulosic ethanol production; and the future of grain-based ethanol plants. | September 3, 2008 | Part 1 |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby advises crop producers about the new standing disaster assistance program, SURE, as far as claiming that assistance for 2008 crop losses...a deadline coming up soon, despite the fact that many finer details of this program are yet to be finalized. | September 2, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural finance economist Allen Featherstone talks about a recent analysis he conducted of the credit status of Kansas farms and ranches...the "quality" of producer credit amid high land values and grain prices...and what history tells us about credit scoring trends. | August 27, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter talks about the new report out this week on Kansas agricultural land values and rental rates, and whether cash rents are keeping up with rising land values. | August 22, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter on the performance of traditional commodity risk management tools in today's volatile market environment, and some things that producers must realize when employing those tools. | August 20, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University reports on another court challenge by the IRS, concerning a farm bankruptcy restructuring clause which puts tax liability well back in the creditor line. | August 20, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Rodney Jones offers his latest outlook on cattle feeding profitability, and looks at an interesting trend he has discovered in cattle feedlot death losses, as they affect feeding cost-of-gain. | August 18, 2008 | Download |
| 2008 Risk and Profit Conference Keynote speaker Jason Henderson of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City offers his views on expected improvements in the overall economy over the next two years, and what that portends for the agricultural sector. | August 15, 2008 | Download |
| 2008 Risk and Profit Conference featured speaker Troy Dumler, an agricultural policy specialist at K-State, talks about "The 2008 Farm Bill: A New Era in Farm Policy." | August 15, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby reviews his latest analysis of the new Supplemental Revenue program, or SURE, which serves as the disaster assistance component of the new farm bill...and how it can figure into risk management for this next winter wheat crop. | August 14, 2008 | Download |
| Kevin Herbel, administrator of the Kansas Farm Management Association, talks about two new reports just out: ProfitLink, the whole farm analysis and ProfitCenter, an enterprise analysis. | August 13, 2008 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanor-Boadu talks about food price inflation world-wide, and what's really at the root of rising food prices...his analysis says that there is no world food crisis, and that all this is a product of normally-functioning markets. | August 8, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist and northwest Kansas agricultural producer Terry Kastens shares his findings on the economic practicality of using variable-rate planter row and spray nozzle control systems. His analysis says the economic returns from these systems are overwhelmingly positive. | August 6, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter talks about the prime subjects he'll be discussing with producers at the upcoming Risk and Profit Conference at Kansas State, registrations for which are still being accepted. | July 31, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Michael Langemeier reports an analysis of cost efficiency in no-till crop production, compared to conventional-tillage and mixed-tillage cropping, and the resulting impact on comparative profitability. | July 29, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Jim Mintert previews the upcoming Risk and Profit Conference at Kansas State, which covers numerous leading topics in farm and ranch economics. | July 24, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanour-Boadu, director of the Kansas Ag Innovation Center, explains why now is a good time for producers to be looking at value-added opportunities. | July 10, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University spotlights two property cases in Kansas. | July 8, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University reports on a new court ruling on Chapter 12 agricultural bankruptcy, and the ability of the IRS to invoke taxes on debt restructuring under Chapter 12 provisions. | June 18, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Ted Schroeder spotlights a new analytical program for pinning down the sources of economic risk in beef cattle feeding...a tool that can help cattle feeders better manage risk amidst the current volatility in the feedgrain and cattle markets. | June 11, 2008 | Download |
| A discussion of the Kansas farm economy by KFMA economists Mark Wood, Doug Stucky, Dave Rempe, Tim Stucky, and Jim Huschka, and KFMA administrator Kevin Herbel. They discuss the economics of production agriculture last year, high production costs in crop and cattle production both last year and this year, and dealing with the highly-volatile nature of managing farm and ranch costs and returns. | May 27, 2008 | Part 1 Part 3 |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby offers his first thoughts on the new commodity program option in the soon-to-be enacted farm bill, called the Average Crop Revenue Election program, and where it might fit into wheat production risk management in Kansas. | May 22, 2008 | Download |
| K-State farm management economist Kevin Dhuyvetter looks at seasonal trends in diesel prices, and whether it would benefit a producer to advance-purchase several months worth of diesel when prices are at their seasonal lows and talks about other strategies for managing diesel costs. | May 22, 2008 | Download |
| K-State watershed economist Craig Smith talks about his recent research on the economic impact of recreational activities at the state's major reservoirs...and the accent that puts on land management practices that promote water quality in those reservoir watersheds. | May 22, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Troy Dumler offers his observations on the contents of the new farm bill which has been approved by Congress and awaits the president's signature...and whether the bill is, indeed, veto-proof. | May 16, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien reports on trends in Kansas wheat acreage and net economic returns to wheat production over the past 10 years, broken down regionally for eastern, central and western Kansas...in the midst of changes in cropping systems and a decline in wheat acreage. | May 14, 2008 | Download |
| Kansas Farm Management Association administrator, Kevin Herbel, and agricultural economist Michael Langemeier discuss the Kansas Net Farm Income Report for 2007, including farm income trends; enterprise profitability breakdown; a comparison of income levels last year with the past 30 years; and how the numbers in the report can be misleading. | May 13, 2008 | Part 1 |
| K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby comments on a new study looking at the likely impact on corn prices if the federal ethanol production mandate and ethanol tax credits were eliminated. | May 2, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Troy Dumler offers his insight on what appear to be the the final stages of the farm bill debate, with the funding level for direct commodity payments a current debate "hot spot" as well as the program payment limitations and eligibility issues. | May 1, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanor-Boadu looks at the facts about rising food prices domestically and abroad, and the combination of factors that are leading to this...he says that to fully blame corn ethanol production for food price inflation is groundless and absurd. | April 29, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University reports on a court ruling on handling debt on a farm estate, and the need to spell out precisely how that debt is to be paid off by the heirs. | April 23, 2008 | Download |
| K-State livestock economist Rod Jones provides his latest outlook on beef cattle profitability, including the magnitude of the financial losses currently being absorbed by the feedlot sector, the profit potential from summer grazing programs, and economic returns he's forecasting for the cow-calf sector. | April 16, 2008 | Download |
| K-State farm economist Troy Dumler sizes up the latest deliberations over the new farm bill, saying that the chances of a current farm bill extension appear strong at the moment. | April 11, 2008 | Download |
| Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen from Iowa State University talks about a recent court decision on cattle losses in a feedlot, and whether the feedlot misrepresented itself to the producer who placed those cattle. | April 9, 2008 | Download |
| K-State agricultural economist Kevin Dhuyvetter passes along his latest projections on diesel fuel prices, urging producers to closely scrutinize their own farm and ranch fuel consumption as an important phase of operational management. | April 2, 2008 | Download |
| Article/Title | Author/Source | Date |
| Kansas Farm Income Showed Steep Gains in ‘07 NEW! | Langemeier and Herbel | May 13, 2008 |
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