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A cattle market update with Iowa State University livestock economist Lee Schulz has him discussing cattle on feed, forecast changes and what retailers do to boost beef sales. 

K-State’s Jenny Ifft and John Holman discuss how annual forage insurance is different this year and what decisions need to be made when enrolling.

Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, Jenny Ifft, provides an update on the Farm Bill. She explains what the key talking points of the bill currently are and where they stand.

Mark Dikeman, Kansas Farm Management Association’s executive director, provides an economic and financial analysis of Kansas farms in 2023. Then KFMA’s Extension ag economists Glenn Conover, Lindsay Bryant, Dillon Rapp, Aaron Meisenheimer, Jacob Grinstead and Chelsea Plummer continue with a quick financial summary of the farms in their regions.

K-State’s Glynn Tonsor and Joe Parcell talk about the value of USDA reports and what they are doing to figure out worthwhile reports to continue to be produced.

Jenny Ifft and Joe Parcell review the 2024 Kansas Farm Income Outlook. The pair summarizes crop, livestock and farm income projections.

K-State agricultural economist, Robin Reid, provides information about the Kansas Land Values book, explaining the land market trends she recognized when putting it together.

Antonina Broyaka, K-State Extension associate in the department of agricultural economics, has an update on Ukraine. She covers the financial state they are currently at and their goals for 2024.