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

Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, begins today's show commenting on the ups and downs in the market and he discusses transportation and exports.

March 20, 2026
Agricultural Law Update

Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, explains what planning problem can cause issues with protecting the legacy of family farms.

March 11, 2026
Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC

Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, explains the mixed bag in the cattle market and the February Meat Demand Monitor.

March 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
Women Grow the Farm Conference

LaVell Winsor and Robin Reid highlight the goals and agenda for this year's Women Grow the Farm Conference.

January 15, 2026
Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S.

Two segments from Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, and Peter Goldsmith, director and principal investigator of the Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois, as they discuss how Africa could be the next big market for U.S. growers, as well as explaining challenges and barriers to opening the market.

January 6, 2026
Options for Using Ad Hoc Payments

Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, and Brady Brewer, K-State associate professor in agricultural economics, discuss ad hoc payments and what producers need to consider when receiving these one-time government payments.

December 4, 2025
Ukraine Crop Production Update

Antonina Broyaka provides an update on Ukraine crops and their production. 

November 10, 2025
Reusing Waste Water

Joe Parcell, director of the Risk Management Center at K-State, explains a project that he is a part of that is working on the ability to add value to wastewater.

November 6, 2025

Recent Videos

Title Author Date Downloads
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
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - February 13, 2026 (Part 2)

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

February 13, 2026
Winter Wednesday Webinar 1 - Crop Profitability and Managing Expenses - Slides and Recording

February 11, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - February 6, 2026

February 6, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026
2026 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - January Update - Slides and Recording

January 26, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 23, 2026

January 23, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 16, 2026 (Part 1)

January 16, 2026

Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs

Title Author Date Downloads
In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) March 9, 2026
Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute

Recent episodes:

Episode 408: March 6, 2026 - Sponsored by ESTROTECT: Estrus Expression, Synchronization, and Reproductive Success

Episode 406: February 27, 2026 - Veterinary School Application Process and Simple Record Keeping Metrics 

March 6, 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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