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Title Author Date Downloads
Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien

Dan O'Brien provides his grain market update as he explains how growers might be seeing the positive side of uncertainty in the market.

May 8, 2026
Agricultural Law Update

Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, explains a recent case that reminds people of what can make a person an expert, especially in agriculture. 

May 6, 2026
Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC

Glynn Tonso highlights the strong cattle market and if there have been changes to the Meat Demand Monitor.

May 4, 2026
Flinchbaugh Center: Farm Bill Factors

Part of the Clearing the Air podcast with K-State's Jenny Ifft and Eric Atkinson along with Brad Lubben and Mark Edelman as well as special guest Tara Smith chat about the Farm Bill and what they are currently seeing for it. 

May 1, 2026
State-Level Exposure to Tariffs

A conversation with K-State's Jenny Ifft, Cornell University's Wendong Zhang and the Ohio State University's Seungki Lee has them discussing how tariffs can disrupt states differently across the U.S., with examples of how states could be impacted uniquely and what neighbors usually contribute to the most concern.

April 30, 2026
Working In Extension

K-State's Jenny Ifft, Cornell University's Wendong Zhang and the Ohio State University's Seungki Lee explain how their background has impacted their work in Extension.

April 28, 2026
Forecasting End-of-Season Peanut Yield

Taylor Cunningham, Master of Agribusiness graduate, explains her research on peanuts that looks into forecasting end-of-season peanut yield.

April 16, 2026
U.S. Biofuels

Part of a "Clearing the Air" podcast episode from the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy has Jenny Ifft, Mark Edelman and Scott Irwin discussing biofuels in the U.S.

April 9, 2026
Recent Gas Price Changes Due to Conflict

Gregg Ibendahl mentions the recent global confict and how it has impacted oil prices and their relationship with gas prices.

March 5, 2026
Crop Insurance Price Discovery

Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discusses the completed price discovery for crop insurance. 

March 2, 2026
Livestock Risk Protection Use in Kansas

Brian Coffey, K-State agricultural economist, and Yifei Zhang, senior research economist with the Agricultural Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University, discuss research into Kansas producers using Livestock Risk Protection for feeder cattle.

February 26, 2026
Causes of Crop Losses in 2025

Jenny Ifft, Lucas Haag and Tina Sullivan discuss crop insurance loss ratios and the causes of the losses in 2025. 

February 19, 2026
ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers

Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, and Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discuss Agricultural Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage and crop insurance. They explain the background for these programs and how they have recently shifted, and how producers can learn more about these risk management options.  

February 12, 2026
Reducing Fertilizer Costs and Water Contamination

Micah Cameron-Harp, water economist in the department of agricultural economics, and Matt Kirk, professor of geology at K-State, explain how nitrate concentration levels in water and be used to reduce fertilizer costs and contamination of drinking water.

February 3, 2026
US Beef Retail Market and Demand

Brian Coffey explains his research looking into the U.S. beef retail market and beef demand.

January 27, 2026
Kansas Land Values

K-State Extension land and crop market specialist, Megan Hughes, discusses the 2025 Kansas Land Values book and how farmers and ranchers can use it.

January 26, 2026
Finances and the Farm Online Class

LaVell Winsor, K-State farm analyst, and Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, discuss the Finances and the Farm online class. 

January 20, 2026
Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Options

Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, explains the supplemental coverage option and enhanced coverage option and what has changed since last year.

January 19, 2026

Recent Videos

Title Author Date Downloads
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - May 8, 2026

May 8, 2026
2026 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - May Update - Slides and Recording

May 4, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - April 24, 2026

April 24, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - April 10, 2026

Part 1

Part 2

 

April 10, 2026
2026 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - March Update - Slides and Recording

April 1, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026
Ukrainian Grain and Oilseed Markets After Four Years of Resistance - Webinar Slides and Recording

March 25, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - March 13, 2026 (Part 2)

March 13, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - March 13, 2026 (Part 1)

March 13, 2026
Winter Wednesday Webinar 5 - Cattle Outlook - Slides and Recording

March 11, 2026
Winter Wednesday Webinar 4 - Overview of the Farm Financial Situation, Tariffs and Trade - Slides and Recording

March 4, 2026
Winter Wednesday Webinar 3 - Kansas Land Values - Slides and Recording

February 25, 2026
Winter Wednesday Webinar 3 - Is It Time to Retire? What About the Next Generation? - Slides and Recording

February 25, 2026
2026 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - February Update - Slides and Recording

February 24, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - February 20, 2026

February 20, 2026
Winter Wednesday Webinar 2 - Farm Safety Nets: Crop Insurance and Government Programs - Slides and Recording

Part 1: Government Programs - Robin Reid

Part 2: Crop Insurance - Jenny Ifft

 

February 18, 2026

Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs

Title Author Date Downloads
Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute

Recent episodes:

Episode 417: May 8, 2026 - Million Downloads Episode

Episode 416: May 1, 2026 - Coccidiosis induced Diarrhea, Growth Implants in Beef, Timing When Processing Calves

May 8, 2026
In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) May 4, 2026
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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