• Grain Market Balance Sheets, Part 1
• Grain Market Balance Sheets, Part 2
• Will We See Rain?

00:01:05 – Grain Market Balance Sheets, Part 1: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, senior economist at the IGP Institute, begin today’s show with two segments as they discuss the domestic and international grain markets following the WASDE report. Dan gives an overview of the changes in USDA balance sheets while Guy discusses the movement in the U.S. Dollar. The pair also talks about the markets for wheat, corn and soybeans.

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

WASDE Report

00:12:05 – Grain Market Balance Sheets, Part 2: Dan O'Brien and Guy Allen continue their grain market conversation.

00:23:05 – Will We See Rain?: K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond, ends the show with a weather update. He says how the recent weather has reduced soil moisture and if we can be expecting any precipitation looking forward.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• ARC-County Payments
• Cool-Season Performance Tests
• Pests in Yards

00:01:05 – ARC-County Payments: Robin Reid, K-State Extension agricultural economist, starts today's show with reviewing ARC-County payments for wheat and expected payments for corn, soybeans and grain sorghum.

ARC-County Wheat Payment Rates for 2023/2024 Marketing Year

2023/2024 ARC-County Corn, Soybean, and Grain Sorghum Payment Rate Estimates

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00:12:05 – Cool-Season Performance Tests: K-State cropping systems and forage agronomist, John Holman, and K-State soil scientist, Augustine Obour, keep today’s show rolling by explaining the 2024 Kansas Cool-Season Forage Performance Tests.

2024 Kansas Cool-Season Forage Performance Tests

2024 Kansas Cool-Season Forage Performance Tests - eUpdate

00:23:05 – Pests in Yards: Ending the show is K-State horticultural entomologist Raymond Cloyd with information on the three current insect pests: mimosa webworm, fall armyworm and grasshoppers.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• Formal Partnerships and Drawing from Social Security
• Armyworms and Fall Armyworms
• Beef Trade

00:01:05 – Formal Partnerships and Drawing from Social Security: Beginning today’s show is Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, with a discussion on more tax and legal issues involving partnerships, estate planning and social security.

More Legal and Tax Issues Involving Farmers and Ranchers

00:12:05 – Armyworms and Fall Armyworms: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, keeps the show rolling with information on how much longer people will likely be seeing armyworms and fall armyworms in their fields.

00:23:05 – Beef Trade: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White, Bob Larson, Dustin Pendell, Brian Lubbers and Phillip Lancaster close out the show with a segment from their Cattle Chat podcast. This week they discuss imports, exports and consumption of beef around the world.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• Fins, Fur and Feathers: Opossums
• Wheat Planting Dates
• Biosecurity to Reduce HPAI Transfers

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Opossums: Another episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers with K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken begins today’s show. This week they focus on opossums and why people are likely seeing more of them on the road.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

K-State Wildlife

00:12:05 – Wheat Planting Dates: K-State wheat production specialist, Romulo Lollato, keeps today’s show rolling as he talks through wheat planting dates and what growers need to consider before entering the field to plant

Wheat Planting: Be Cautios of Planting Too Early

00:23:05 – Biosecurity to Reduce HPAI Transfers: The show wraps up with K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk as he encourages dairy farmers to take biosecurity measures to help prevent the transfer of HPAI from birds, small animals and other sources to the herd.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• Cattle Market Outlook
• 25th Beef Stocker Field Day
• Livestock Sweepstakes High Individual: Lyle Perrier

00:01:05 – Cattle Market Outlook: A cattle market update with University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, Elliott Dennis, begins today’s show. He talks about feeder and live cattle prices and how seasonality could impact slaughter.

Elliott's Article

00:12:05 – 25th Beef Stocker Field Day: K-State Extension beef specialist, Dale Blasi, moves along the show with a preview of what will be discussed at the 25th K-State Beef Stocker Field Day.

K-State Beef Stocker Field Day

00:23:05 – Livestock Sweepstakes High Individual: Lyle Perrier: Ending today’s show is Greenwood County 4-Her and K-State student Lyle Perrier as he discusses his success in the 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes as he earned high overall individual for the second year in a row.

News Release

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• Grain Market Report Predictions
• Ready to Plant Winter Canola
• Quiet Weather

00:01:05 – Grain Market Report Predictions: K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, kicks off today’s show with a grain market update. He discusses the futures market and what yield forecasts are from crop analysts.

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Ready to Plant Winter Canola: Continuing the show is Mike Stamm, K-State canola breeder, with considerations for canola growers as the planting window for winter canola has started. He explains what conditions are ideal to plant in.

Winter Canola Planting Considerations

Winter Canola Management Considerations

Planting Winter Canola? Be Aware of Rotation Restraiction with Herbicides

00:23:05 – Quiet Weather: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, ends the show with a weather update. He talks about the recently quiet weather week and the warm and dry weather we can be expecting.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• Options for Insuring Crops
• Hearing and Respiratory Protection
• Over-Seeding Lawns

00:01:05 – Options for Insuring Crops: K-State agricultural economist, Robin Reid, and Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, Jenny Ifft, kick off today’s show by discussing crop insurance and Title 1 options for wheat growers.

AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Hearing and Respiratory Protection: Tawnie Larson, project consultant for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at K-State, keeps the show rolling by reminding farmers about hearing and respiratory protection during harvest.

KSU.edu/KASH

00:23:05 – Over-Seeding Lawns: Ending today’s show is Riley County Extension horticulture agent, Gregg Eyestone, covering the steps involved in overseeding cool-season lawns.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

• Changes to FSA's Farm Loan Program
• Strategic and Occasional Tillage in Cropping Systems
• Changing Goals for a Heifer

00:01:05 – Changes to FSA's Farm Loan Program: Beginning the show is Josh Ridder, Kansas FSA farm loan chief, explaining policy changes that are taking place at the Farm Service Agency and how they could impact farmers and ranchers.

Farmers.gov

Service Center Locator

00:12:05 – Strategic and Occasional Tillage in Cropping Systems: K-State’s Logan Simon and Augustine Obour continues today’s show as they talk about research that has been done looking into the use of strategic and occasional tillage in different systems.

Strategic Tillage in Long-term No-tillage Systems

Occasional Tillage Strategies in Dryland Cropping Systems

00:23:05 – Changing Goals for a Heifer: The Beef Cattle Institute’s Brad White, Bob Larson, Brian Lubbers, Phillip Lancaster and Dustin Pendell wrap up today’s show with a segment from their Cattle Chat podcast where they conversed about if producers can change their feedlot heifers into heifers for breeding.

BCI Cattle Chat Podcast

Bovine Science with BCI Podcast

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Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan