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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien
K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien says the wheat markets were quite tumultuous in the last week. He compares corn and soybean prices and what that might mean for acres planted later this year. |
February 3, 2023 |
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Agricultural Law Update
K-State and Washburn University School of Law professor, Roger McEowen. highlights the USDA’s Emergency Relief Program and the definition of “farm income”, as well as “ag gag” cases, and the Endangered Species Act’s regulations on private landowners in his Top 10 Ag Law Developments for 2022. The conversation continues with Roger McEowen highlighting his top two stories for 2022 – California’s Proposition 12 and the “major questions” doctrine with the EPA. |
February 1, 2023 |
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
This week's cattle market update is provided by Oklahoma State University livestock economist, Derrell Peel. Derrell discusses how the weather may be having impacts on moving cattle and the latest Cattle on Feed Report. |
January 30, 2023 |
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Are We Preparing for a Recession?
Brian Briggeman discusses the history of rapidly raising interest rates to combat inflation, the current labor market, and consumer demand. Then in part two, Brian continues the conversation, but this time focusing on the impact everything we discussed previously will have on agricultural producers. He shares optimism with land values and gives advice on what producers can actually control right now. |
January 26, 2023 |
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Potential for Global Demand Destruction
The recently released January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was full of global import and export insight. Guy Allen, senior economist with the International Grains Program, explains how China’s decline in population will affect agricultural trade and the significance of ongoing production success in Brazil and Australia. |
January 19, 2023 |
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Understanding Kansas Lease Laws
Kansas lease laws are quite unique when it comes to the rules put in place to protect both landowners and leasers alike. To break down everything listeners should know about the sometimes confusing topic, K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid and LaVell Winsor from the Farm Analyst program join us while also previewing their upcoming 4-part workshop for landowners in January and February. |
January 4, 2023 |
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2022's Biggest Ag Stories
A very special guest kicks off this program… that’s right, long-time voice of Agriculture Today, Eric Atkinson joins us for a year in review of 2022’s biggest agricultural stories. |
December 20, 2022 |
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The Reach of Extension Programming
K-State Research and Extension director, Gregg Hadley, recaps KSRE programming in 2022, including some of the challenges and the record-breaking reach of KSRE programs in the last 12 months. |
December 19, 2022 |
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Net Income and Tips for 2023 Finances
Gregg Ibendahl, K-State farm management specialist, shares a look at the 2022 expected net income for producers. He summarizes the economic challenges producers met this year and provides on advice for producers going into 2023. |
December 15, 2022 |
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Economic Challenges Facing the Ag Sector
K-State agricultural economics professor, Dr. Vincent Amanor-Boadu, discusses the current economy and steps business owners and leaders in the agricultural industry can take to combat challenges they’re currently facing. |
December 13, 2022 |
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An Update on Ukraine
Antonina Broyaka, K-State Extension associate in agricultural economics, provides an update on the Russian invasion in Ukraine. She shares that Russian aggression will continue to have a long-lasting impact on Ukrainian agriculture and global food insecurity as a whole. |
December 12, 2022 |
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Cash Rental Rates
K-State economist Gregg Ibendahl covers the key components that go into calculating cash rental rates. He explains why important for producers to consider their revenue and expenses, past and future profits on rented acres and government payments. |
December 6, 2022 |
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Land Leasing Strategies
K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid and LaVell Winsor from the Farm Analyst program, discuss land lease options – a topic they’ll cover extensively during a 4-part workshop for landowners and tenants in January and February. |
December 2, 2022 |
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Information for Calculating Cash Rental Rates
K-State economist Greg Ibendahl covers the key components that go into calculating cash rental rates. He explains why it’s important for producers to consider their revenue and expenses, past and future profits on rented acres and government payments. |
November 14, 2022 |
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Producer’s Experience with the LankLink Program
Director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, Ashlee Westerhold, joins us again to discuss the Kansas LandLink program. We are also joined by Kansas producer, Dale Springer, who is currently a participant in the program. He shares why he decided to participate in this program, his experience with it so far, and what he is looking for in a successor. |
November 3, 2022 |
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Pasture, Rainfall and Forage Insurance Sign-Up Deadline
Jenny Ifft provides information on Pasture, Rainfall, and Forage Insurance including how the product works, payments that producers have received in the past year, and the upcoming sign-up deadline. |
November 2, 2022 |
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Fertilizer Prices Not Expected to Fall Anytime Soon
Fertilizer prices may only go up from here according to K-State farm management Extension specialist, Gregg Ibendahl. He discusses the various tools available for producers on AgManager.info and the current challenges making for unusually volatile fertilizer prices. |
October 21, 2022 |
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Labor Crisis in Agriculture
K-State agricultural policy specialist, Jenny Ifft, and Kansas Livestock Association chief executive officer, Matt Teagarden, discuss the current labor crisis in agriculture, including policy issues such as the H-2A visa program. They are joined by Ryan and Laura Haffner, owners of High Plains Harvesting, who contribute insight into the hardships that they face as business owners when it comes to finding and securing labor. They also discuss the shortcomings of current policy when it comes to securing agricultural labor in the United States with such a competitive agricultural labor market globally. |
October 13, 2022 |
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Recent Videos
Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 249: February 3, 2023 - FDA Guidance for Industry 263, CAST Group, Cattle Health Care Kit Episode 248: January 27, 2023 - Tips for New Ranchers, Buying Females, Communicating in Agriculture |
February 3, 2023 |
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In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | January 30, 2023 |
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Value of Forage Insurance During Drought
In the K-State Beef Tips newsletter: https://enewsletters.k-state.edu/beeftips/ |
November 1, 2022 |
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Side-dress nitrogen applications for corn: Agronomic considerations and a new crop insurance endorsement
In K-State Agronomy e-Update: https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/index_new_prep.php |
February 18, 2022 |
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Deep Dive - Thought Leader
In "Meatingplace" magazine, November 9, 2021. |
November 9, 2021 |
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You may not be as financially efficient in pig production as you once thought
On "SwineIt", November 9, 2021. |
November 9, 2021 |
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Ten Things to Know About Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance
Beef Tips Newsletter: https://enewsletters.k-state.edu/beeftips/ |
November 1, 2021 |
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The Right to Repair Broken Tech is Key to Farmers
MarketPlace Podcast: "Fixing farm equipment is no small feat, especially when the latest generation of tractors and other heavy machinery can cost a million dollars." |
July 19, 2021 |
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Farm Data Economics Podcast
Future of Agriculture Podcast Episode |
February 3, 2021 |
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Vincent Amanor-Boadu -- Food, Energy, Water, Chemistry
Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists |
December 5, 2020 |
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Leveraging Yield Data-Podcast
University of Nebraska-Lincoln FarmBits podcast. |
November 5, 2020 |
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Glynn Tonsor - The Meat of the Matter
Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists |
August 21, 2020 |
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Terry Griffin - Big Data
Dig Deep Podcast, by KSRE: Profiles of K-State Research and Extension Scientists |
May 30, 2020 |
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Focused on the Grains Blog |
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Position Announcements
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Northeast
Located in Hiawatha, KS. |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Southeast
Located in Ottawa, KS. |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - North-Central
Located in Abilene, KS. |
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Southeast
Located in El Dorado, KS. |
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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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Farm Finances | May 2, 2016 |
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