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. 

 
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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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Grain Markets & WASDE Expectations | Agriculture Today | November 6, 2026

Dan O'Brien discusses issues in the grain markets and industry expectations for the November WASDE Report with Shelby Varner for Agriculture Today on the K-State Radio Network.

November 6, 2026
Kansas Grain Exports & ARC/PLC Decisions

K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, starts off today's show as he discusses the upcoming WASDE report expectations and how exports have been for corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and wheat. The show continues with K-State's Robin Reid and Jenny Ifft as the pair explain ARC and PLC options for producers and what they recommend they look into before making their decision for the 2026 program decision.

November 6, 2026
2026-2027 Grain Market Outlook November 2, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 30, 2026

Dan O'Brien discusses issues in the grain markets ahead of the impending USDA Agricultural Prices Report at 2pm CT with Shelby Varner for Agriculture Today on the K-State Radio Network.

October 30, 2026
Grain Market Supply & Demand... Keeping an Eye on Polar Vortex

Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, begins the show as he takes a look into the harvest time grain markets and Kansas commodity supply and demand numbers.

October 30, 2026
Grain Market Outlook | 2026 Kansas Crop Insurance Workshop October 29, 2026
2027 Kansas County-Level Cash Rental Rates for Irrigated Cropland

Questions: Gregg Ibendahl - 785.532-1018 or ibendahl@ksu.edu

October 25, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 23, 2026

Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen discuss grain markets following the September WASDE report, for the Agriculture Today program on the K-State Radio Network.

October 23, 2026
Stable, But Tight Grain Markets

K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, and the senior economist at the IGP Institute, Guy Allen, discuss Kansas commodities and how much space the United States has for grain storage. Daniel and Guy continue today's show as they explain grain logistics in the state and country while also looking into sector profitability.

October 23, 2026
K-State Grain Marketing Webinar - October 2026 Update

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October 21, 2026