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. Visit "Focused on Grains Blog" by Dan O'Brien.

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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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2026 Grain Market Outlook

Presented at 2026 Cover Your Acres Conference. Oberlin, KS. 

January 20, 2026
Weekly Grain Market Outlook - Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen

Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen discuss the overall market reaction to the USDA reports as well as feed grains, wheat and soybeans, in addition to  transportation, foreign exchange rates and government payments.

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

January 16, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 16, 2026 (Part 2)

January 16, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - January 9, 2026

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

Part 1

Part 2

January 2, 2026
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - December 19, 2025

December 19, 2025
Bioenergy Update - December 16, 2025

December 16, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - December 12, 2025

Part 1

Part 2

December 12, 2025
Agriculture Today - Grain Markets - November 21, 2025

Part 1

Part 2

 

November 21, 2025