1753 - Grain Market Outlook...Irrigation Technology Impacts
Release Date: 08/23/2024
2018 - Managing Voles...Respiratory Concerns with Storage Tanks
Agriculture Today
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Voles Storage Tank Safety in Agriculture Awarding McCarty Family Farms 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Voles: K-State wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts and fisheries and aquatics Extension specialist Joe Gerken start the show as they discuss voles and what to do if you see the rodent in your yard. 00:12:05 – Storage Tank Safety in Agriculture: Continuing the show is Mitch Ricketts, professor of agricultural safety and health at K-State, as he explains the safety concerns and precautions for storage tanks on agricultural operations. ...
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2017 - Demand in the Cattle Market...Keeping Atrazine in Fields
Agriculture Today
Pause in the Cattle Market Using Atrazine Wisely, Part 1 Using Atrazine Wisely, Part 2 00:01:05 – Pause in the Cattle Market: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, begins today's show with a cattle market update where he discusses the market's pause, feedlot returns, meat demand and what different generations see as important when purchasing protein. 00:12:05 – Using Atrazine Wisely, Part 1: Continuing the show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster, K-State watershed specialist Ron Graber and K-State Extension specialist for environmental quality Peter...
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2016 - Impacts of New Grain Reports...Celebrate Ag Event
Agriculture Today
Crop Production and WASDE report Celebrate Ag Weekend Warmer Weather 00:01:05 – Crop Production and WASDE report: K-State grain economist Daniel O'Brien starts the show discussing the potential impact of today's release of the Crop Production and WASDE report. 00:12:05 – Celebrate Ag Weekend: Continuing the show is Dan Moser, interim Eldon Gideon Dean of the College of Agriculture at K-State, as he talks about the upcoming Celebrate Ag Weekend at K-State for friends and family. 00:23:05 – Warmer Weather: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, ends the show...
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2015 - Cover Crops for the Soil and Water...Why a Producer Chose Cover Crops
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The Value of Cover Crops, Part 1 The Value of Cover Crops, Part 2 Lawn and Garden Pests 00:01:05 – The Value of Cover Crops, Part 1: Logan Simon, K-State Extension agronomist, and Stacie Minson, K-State watershed specialist, and Jeremy Kootz, producer in Ellsworth County, start the show as they explain the value they see for cover crops. The talk about it from a soil health, water quality and farmer perspective to understand why they have chosen cover crops. They have this conversation in the first two segments of the show. 00:12:05 – The Value of Cover Crops, Part...
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2014 - Is a Citizen's Arrest Legal in Kansas?...Seed Treatments
Agriculture Today
New Case Involving Administrative Enforcement Insecticide Wheat Seed Treatments Getting the Correct Sample for Testing 00:01:05 – New Case Involving Administrative Enforcement: Beginning today's show is Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, as he covers a couple of topics that include administrative enforcement and citizen arrests. 00:12:05 – Insecticide Wheat Seed Treatments: K-State crop entomologist, Jeff Whitworth, moves the show forward discussing insecticide seed treatments and if he sees them as a worthwhile option for growers. 00:23:05...
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2013 - Crop Insurance Changes...Considerations for Producers
Agriculture Today
Crop Insurance and Options, Part 1 Crop Insurance and Options, Part 2 Managing New World Screwworm 00:01:05 – Crop Insurance and Options, Part 1: Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair at K-State, takes two segments to discuss changes in crop insurance and additional coverage options that producers can take into account. She explains what is different after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and what a few of the tradeoffs are for the many considerations. 00:12:05 – Crop Insurance and Options, Part 2: The show continues with Jenny Ifft and her talk on crop...
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2012 - Cattle Market Trends Up...Prairie Dog Management
Agriculture Today
Continued Record High Cattle Market Prairie Dog Control Podworms and Headworms 00:01:05 – Continued Record High Cattle Market: A cattle market update from Oklahoma State University livestock economist Derrell Peel begins today's show. He discusses the continued record high market and his concerns and excitement. 00:12:05 – Prairie Dog Control: Keeping the show moving is Drew Ricketts, K-State wildlife specialist, explaining prairie dogs and the issues they create as well as the various methods of control. 00:23:05 – Podworms and Headworms: Jeff Whitworth,...
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2011 - Grain Market Prices...Beef Stocker Field Day Learning
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Futures Trends in the Grain Market 2025 Beef Stocker Field Day Drying Out and Warming Up 00:01:05 – Futures Trends in the Grain Market: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, starts the show with his grain market outlook. He breaks down the trends in the futures market as well as how the Mississippi River could impact harvest. 00:12:05 – 2025 Beef Stocker Field Day: Dale Blasi, K-State Extension beef specialist, keeps the show rolling discussing the K-State Beef Stocker Field Day and what informational presentations they have for attendees. Katie Smith -...
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2010 - Helping Control Cereal Rye...2025 Flinchbaugh Forum
Agriculture Today
Reducing the Spread of Weeds and Cereal Rye Inaugural Flinchbaugh Forum Shrubs for the Landscape 00:01:05 – Reducing the Spread of Weeds and Cereal Rye: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, kicks off today's show with reminders about why it is important to clean harvest and drilling equipment. She also discusses using cereal rye and wheat. 00:12:05 – Inaugural Flinchbaugh Forum: Continuing the show is Dana Woodbury, executive director of the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy, as she explains the center and the upcoming 2025 Flinchbaugh...
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2009 - Farm Service Loans and Programs...Pests in Sorghum and Soybeans
Agriculture Today
Loans from FSA for Kansas Producers Keeping an Eye on Crop Pests Reducing Cattle Shrink 00:01:05 – Loans from FSA for Kansas Producers: Beginning today's show is David Schemm, Kansas Farm Service Agency state executive director, as he takes a look at loans that farmers and ranchers can apply for from the Farm Service Agency and how Kansas producers have used them. 00:12:05 – Keeping an Eye on Crop Pests: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, keeps the show rolling as he talks about what pests could be impacting sorghum, soybeans and wheat. He explains how to...
info_outline- Anticipation in the Grain Market
- Irrigation Technology Adoption
- Drought Degradation and Improvement
00:01:05 – Anticipation in the Grain Market: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, gets today’s show rolling with a grain market outlook. Dan mentions reports that will be coming out soon and how he sees old crop sales.
00:12:05 – Irrigation Technology Adoption: Continuing the show is Micah Cameron-Harp, K-State post-doctoral fellow in agricultural economics, discussing research that evaluated how technology adoption for irrigation impacted water use in the past 20 years.
Efficiency and Water Use: Dynamic Effects of Irrigation Technology Adoption
00:23:05 – Drought Degradation and Improvement: K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond, ends the show as he talks about the range in temperatures Kansas has seen and also forecasts what September could bring.
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