Daniel O'Brien

Grain Markets & Market Structure, Farm Management

Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist
Northwest Research Extension Center

The focus of Dr. O’Brien's extension and applied research efforts have been in the areas of grain and bioenergy market analysis - with emphasis on of wheat, feed grain, oilseed, and ethanol supply-demand and prices. He also has been working in the areas of irrigated and dryland cropping systems and natural resource-related issues in western Kansas. He also works extensively with agricultural audiences on issues such as farmland leasing and crop enterprise profitability. 

 
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Northwest Research Extension Center
105 Experiment Farm Road PO Box 786
Colby , KS  67701-0786
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Documents & Presentations by Daniel O'Brien
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Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen

K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, explains continued trends in the grain market and what calculated pre-report expectations are for the upcoming USDA reports. 

October 9, 2026
2027 Kansas County-Level Cash Rental Rates for Non-Irrigated Cropland

Questions: Gregg Ibendahl - 785.532-1018 or ibendahl@ksu.edu

October 9, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 9, 2026

Dan O'Brien discusses issues in the grain markets and the October WASDE Report with Shelby Varner for Agriculture Today on the K-State Radio Network each Friday at 10:30 AM.

October 9, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - October 2, 2026

Dan O'Brien discusses issues in the grain markets with Shelby Varner for Agriculture Today on the K-State Radio Network each Friday at 10:30 AM.

October 2, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 25, 2026

Dan O'Brien discusses issues in the grain markets with Shelby Varner for Agriculture Today on the K-State Radio Network each Friday at 10:30 AM.

September 25, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 18, 2026

Part 1

Part 2

September 18, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - September 11, 2026

September 11, 2026
7. 2026/2027 Grain Market Situation and Outlook September 1, 2026
2026 Winning the Game Grain Marketing Webinar - End of August Update - Slides and Recording

August 31, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - August 28, 2026

August 28, 2026