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Wheat Price Convergence
K-State agricultural economists Beth Yeager, Art Barnaby and Dan O'Brien discuss what they've discovered about the ongoing issue of wide basis in the wheat market: the lack of convergence of cash and futures wheat prices, which has complicated producers' ability to advance-price their wheat...they recently met with futures market officials to talk about remedies for the problem, and are about to release a K-State report covering the issue. |
May 2, 2017 |
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Wheat Loan Rates
K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby reports that major changes to USDA county wheat loan rates have now been implemented, which could significantly alter the "safety net" for farmers on the 2017 wheat crop. |
April 28, 2017 |
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Consumers and Animal Health
K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor talks about consumer perceptions of meat animal health management, which was the theme of a webinar he presented earlier this week...he references a new study of the livestock production practices and product traits that consumers prioritize when they make meat purchase decisions, saying that the production sector must be willing to adjust to the signals consumers are sending. |
April 26, 2017 |
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Farm Machinery Decisions
K-State farm management economist Gregg Ibendahl offers considerations on making farm or ranch machinery purchases, given the tighter budgets that many producers are contending with right now...he says that producers should be looking more closely at alternatives to outright machinery ownership |
April 25, 2017 |
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Land Values Seminar
K-State farm management economist Mykel Taylor discusses the current trends in farm and ranch land values in Kansas, as recently updated by K-State ...those will be the topic of a special webinar taking place next week for anyone who would like to take part and ask questions about the land market outlook. |
April 19, 2017 |
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USDA Wheat Payments
K-State risk management specialist Art Barnaby informs wheat producers that the new K-State projections on 2016 wheat payments in Kansas under the USDA's ARC-county program are now available, and can be called up on a county-level basis with an easy-to-use map tool available on the agmanager.info web site |
April 18, 2017 |
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Kansas Custom Rates Survey
Leah Tsoodle of the Agricultural Land Use Survey Center at K-State, discusses the going rates for custom-hiring numerous agricultural operations as of 2016. |
April 7, 2017 |
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Conservation Reserve Program Study
Nathan Hendricks looks at its influence on land use over the past decade, as well as whether it should continue in the next farm bill. |
March 30, 2017 |
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Cropland Rental Rates
Mykel Taylor discusses the latest K-State projections, noting that affordable rental rates for growers are considerably lower than they were last year. |
March 17, 2017 |
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Optimal Crop Fieldwork Days
Terry Griffin and Michelle Mensing talk about how farmers can determine the extent of field equipment they need to cover their crop acres in a timely manner. |
March 16, 2017 |
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2018 Farm Bill and a New U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Barry Flinchbaugh shares his outlook on what these changes mean for farm policy. |
March 15, 2017 |
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Weed Control Costs
Mykel Taylor promotes timely herbicide application. |
March 2, 2017 |
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Cow-Calf Operation Budgets
Robin Reid visits about staying on top of production expenses in generating greater income from the herd. |
February 23, 2017 |
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Beef Demand Index
Glynn Tonsor reports on index information that most accurately portrays consumer demand for beef. |
February 22, 2017 |
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Crop Fertilizer Price Trends
Gregg Ibendahl discusses his new study of those costs in overall production expenses. He has developed forecast for anhydrous ammonia prices for the 2017 crop production season and how they might affect the decision to plant corn or soybeans. |
February 21, 2017 |
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Risk-Assessed Marketing
Art Barnaby talks about the ongoing complications for wheat producers caused by the lack of convergence between cash and futures wheat prices. |
February 9, 2017 |
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Fuel Prices
Gregg Ibendahl looks at where diesel and gasoline prices may be headed in 2017, and whether farmers and ranchers might advance-price their fuel needs. |
February 2, 2017 |
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Ag Trade Outlook
Brian Briggeman offers input after several actions by the new administration regarding international trade agreements. He believes that U.S. agricultural trade will be not be adversely impacted, at least not in 2017. |
February 1, 2017 |
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