• Corn Yield Concerns Are Having an Impact
• Drought Assistance Programs for Cattle Producers
• Kansas Agricultural Weather

 

00:01:00 – Corn Yield Concerns Are Having an Impact: K-State grain market economist, Dan O’Brien, discusses how concerns over corn yields across the plains have impacted corn future and cash prices and the current status of the energy crisis is Europe

The latest from Dan on Ag Manager

00:12:00 – Drought Assistance Programs for Cattle Producers: K-State Extension agricultural policy specialist, Jenny Ifft, and K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, cover three programs currently offered to cattle producers to assist with the on-going drought – they provide two examples for each program showing how far that assistance actually goes in terms of producer use

Robin's Ag Manager article on livestock forage disaster programs available

Jenny's Beef Tips Newsletter article on safety net programs 

00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond provides insight into the developing hurricane off the coast of southern California and discusses the latest update to the Kansas drought monitor

 

 

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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 Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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