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KSRN Radio Interviews
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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 |
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Weekly Cattle Market Report - Glynn Tonsor and LMIC
Derrell Peel, OSU livestock economist, provides a cattle market update, breaking down the major points he saw in the Cattle Inventory report on January 30. |
February 2, 2026 |
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen
K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, talks about how futures, cash and exports look for corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and wheat. |
January 30, 2026 |
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Agricultural Law Update
Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, discusses water right abandonment, tax and estate issues as well as dual-use equipment and what often gets overlooked on these topics. |
January 28, 2026 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ukraine Crop Production Update
Antonina Broyaka provides an update on Ukraine crops and their production. |
November 10, 2025 |
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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 |
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K-State Ag Profitability Conferences
Robin Reid, K-State farm economist, and Allen Featherstone, K-State agricultural economics department head, discuss the upcoming Ag Profitability conferences and what information will be shared. |
October 29, 2025 |
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Kansas Landowner Conference
K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, and Director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, Ashlee Westerhold, highlight and preview the Kansas Landowner Conference and what attendees could learn. |
October 14, 2025 |
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conferences
K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, and Director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, Ashlee Westerhold, preview the new Beginning Farmer/Rancher Conferences. |
October 3, 2025 |
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The Flinchbaugh Focus - Opinions on the Agriculture Economy
Jenny Ifft, Brad Lubben and Mark Edelman share their opinions on many economic topics on a recent "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down on the Economy" podcast episode. |
September 25, 2025 |
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Lowering the Federal Funds Rate
Brady Brewer and Brian Briggeman discuss the recent decision from the Federal Open Market Committee and what it means for inflation, unemployment and agriculture. |
September 24, 2025 |
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Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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| In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | February 2, 2026 |
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Cattle Chat - Weekly Podcast from K-State Beef Cattle Institute
Recent episodes: Episode 403: January 30, 2026 - Managing Body Conditioning in Cows, Cause and Management of Weak Calves Episode 402: January 23, 2026 - When to Start Treatment, Treatment Protocols, Antimicrobial Resistance |
January 30, 2026 |
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Impact on Space Weather on 2024 Corn Production
"Inside Ag" Pocast. Kansas Farm Bureau. |
March 17, 2025 |
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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 |
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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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Position Announcements
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KFMA Extension Agricultural Economist - Northwest
Located in Colby, KS. Apply online: https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/extension-ag-economist-kfma-nw-colby-ot... |
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Newspapers and Magazines
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| Capturing Value From Precision Agricultural Data: Big Data in Ag Webcast | May 11, 2016 |
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| Precision Agriculture Implications for Farm Management: Farmland Leasing Example | May 11, 2016 |
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