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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.

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.

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. 

Ashlee Westerhold, director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, explains why planning for farm succession early is important, the opportunities with the Kansas LandLink Program, and the upcoming Farm and Ranch Transition Conferences being held in Colby, Salina, and Erie. 

Senior economist with the International Grains Program at K-State, Guy Allen, breaks down the September WASDE report. He shares details on incentives for Argentina to export soybeans and the high demand coming out of Asia for coal. 

In the final installment of our departmental features in K-State’s College of Agriculture, the director of undergraduate programs in the Agricultural Economics Department, Dr. Elizabeth Yeager, as well as two students, discuss the unique experiences they’ve had inside the classroom and abroad.

Senior economist with the International Grains Program at K-State, Guy Allen, gives producers an in-depth look at the commodities market on a global scale by analyzing the latest WASDE report – he specifically gives valuable details on the global weather conditions and the continued strength in the United States dollar. 

Rich Llewelyn, K-State ag econ Extension assistant, joins us to discuss year averages to aid producers in making their ARC-CO and PLC decisions for the upcoming farm bill, the effects of rising interest rates, and what to expect at the upcoming Risk and Profit Conference and Agricultural Lenders Conferences.