2020 - Range Management Specialist...Woody Encroachment Land Impacts
Release Date: 09/18/2025
2021 - Corn is the Big Story After the WASDE...Grain Supply and Demand
Agriculture Today
Corn and Grain Sorghum Market Soybean and Wheat Market Tropical Moisture in Kansas 00:01:05 – Corn and Grain Sorghum Market: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, begin today's show as they talk about the domestic and international grain market. In the first segment, the pair discusses corn and grain sorghum. 00:12:05 – Soybean and Wheat Market: Their conversation about soybeans and wheat keeps the show going as they continue their grain market discussion. Daniel and Guy also comment on macroeconomic topics. ...
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2020 - Range Management Specialist...Woody Encroachment Land Impacts
Agriculture Today
New K-State Range Management Extension Specialist Does Woody Encroachment Impact Land Values Sweet Potato Harvest 00:01:05 – New K-State Range Management Extension Specialist: Starting the show is Molly Reichenborn, K-State range management Extension specialist, as she says what she hopes to bring to K-State and Kansas farmers and ranchers as she begins her job. 00:12:05 – Does Woody Encroachment Impact Land Values: Jackson Lindamood, graduate research assistant in K-State's Department of Agricultural Economics, keeps the show moving by explaining if woody...
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2019 - End of FSA Fiscal Year Recap...Habitats on Soil Pours
Agriculture Today
Farm Service Agency's Fiscal Year 2025 Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Lecturer: Sasha Kravchenko Adult Cattle with Anemia 00:01:05 – Farm Service Agency's Fiscal Year: Starting today’s show is David Schemm, state executive director for the Kansas Farm Service Agency, as he provides an update on programs and a summary of stats from the 2025 fiscal year at FSA. 00:12:05 – 2025 Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Lecturer: Sasha Kravchenko: The 2025 Roscoe Ellis Jr. Lecturer, Sasha Kravchenko, keeps the show moving by discussing her research on soil pores as habitats for microorganisms. ...
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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
Agriculture Today
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
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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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- Does Woody Encroachment Impact Land Values
- Sweet Potato Harvest
00:01:05 – New K-State Range Management Extension Specialist: Starting the show is Molly Reichenborn, K-State range management Extension specialist, as she says what she hopes to bring to K-State and Kansas farmers and ranchers as she begins her job.
00:12:05 – Does Woody Encroachment Impact Land Values: Jackson Lindamood, graduate research assistant in K-State's Department of Agricultural Economics, keeps the show moving by explaining if woody encroachment impacts land values.
Land Value Impact of Woody Encroachment in Kansas
00:23:05 – Sweet Potato Harvest: K-State horticulture Extension specialist, Cynthia Domenghini, ends the show passing along information on harvesting sweet potatoes. She says the key is to harvest before the first freeze.
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