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KSRN Radio Interviews
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Crop Insurance Price Discovery
Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discusses the completed price discovery for crop insurance. |
March 2, 2026 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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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Newsletters, Podcasts and Blogs
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| In the Cattle Markets (LMIC) | March 9, 2026 |
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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 |
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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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