Daniel O'Brien

Grain Markets & Market Structure, Farm Management

Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist
Northwest Research Extension Center

The focus of Dr. O’Brien's extension and applied research efforts have been in the areas of grain and bioenergy market analysis - with emphasis on of wheat, feed grain, oilseed, and ethanol supply-demand and prices. He also has been working in the areas of irrigated and dryland cropping systems and natural resource-related issues in western Kansas. He also works extensively with agricultural audiences on issues such as farmland leasing and crop enterprise profitability. Visit "Focused on Grains Blog" by Dan O'Brien.

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Northwest Research Extension Center
105 Experiment Farm Road PO Box 786
Colby , KS  67701-0786
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Documents & Presentations by Daniel O'Brien
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen

K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, talks about how futures, cash and exports look for corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and wheat. 

January 30, 2026
2026 Grain Market Outlook and New Crop Forward Pricing Strategies

Presented at Emporia, KS. 

January 27, 2026
2026 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - January Update - Slides and Recording

January 26, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 23, 2026

January 23, 2026
2026 Grain Market Outlook

Presented at 2026 Cover Your Acres Conference. Oberlin, KS. 

January 21, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 16, 2026 (Part 1)

January 16, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 16, 2026 (Part 2)

January 16, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 9, 2026

January 9, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 2, 2026

Part 1

Part 2

January 2, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - December 19, 2025

December 19, 2025