• Grain Market Update
• Sorghum Traits That Could Lower Water Use
• Kansas Agricultural Weather

00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien discusses the remarkable bullish run in the wheat market right now, and the opportunity for growers to lock in prices on the 2022 crop...and he references a formula that depicts the current strength of corn and soybean prices relative to wheat

00:12:00 – Sorghum Traits That Could Lower Water Use: The managing director of the Center for Sorghum Improvement at K-State, Sarah Sexton-Bowser, and K-State agronomy associate scientist Terry Felderhoff provide an update on the Drop XL Sorghum technology project, which is seeking out sorghum traits that lead to lower plant transpiration, and therefore less water use while potentially improving yields...they'll be reporting on their progress at the Governor's Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas next week

00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: From the Weather Data Library at Kansas State University, meteorologist Chip Redmond reports on Kansas agricultural weather

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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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Innovative Livestock Watering
• World Grain Trade Update
• Late Fall Lawn Care

00:01:09—Innovative Livestock Watering--K-State watershed specialist Will Boyer discusses a couple of approaches to alternate livestock watering sources that he's been working with of late:  one is a watering system driven by solar power for cattle grazing on cover crops or crop stover, where a permanent water source isn't available...the other is a sand filter system designed to remove blue-green algae toxins from water before livestock consume it....he'll be talking about both of these innovations at the upcoming Governor's Water Conference

00:12:06—World Grain Trade Update--The senior economist with the IGP Institute at K-State, Guy Allen, provides his latest observations on international grain trade, coming off the latest USDA world grain supply-and-demand report...and he discusses a highly favorable development of late:  a dramatic drop in ocean freight rates

00:23:08—Late Fall Lawn Care--On this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist Ward Upham takes a look at late fall fertilization and weed control for 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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• 2022 Kansas Crop Budgets
• Pre-paid Farm Expenses
• Stop, Look and Listen

00:01:06—2022 Kansas Crop Budgets-- K-State farm management economist Gregg Ibendahl discusses the new set of K-State crop budgets that will be available later this week for you producers to use in planning your 2022 crop production...he talks about how these budget numbers serve as a guide to the likelihood of profitability from a given crop, broken down by region of the state...he also notes how recent sharp hikes in input costs have been factored in 

00:12:08—Pre-paid Farm Expenses-- Agricultural law and taxation professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law talks about the farm tax rules applying to pre-paid expenses, and what is and isn't considered a legitimate pre-paid expense...he says it's important for producers to understand these rules as they consider end-of-year pre-paid expenditures

00:23:09—Stop, Look and Listen-- K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas

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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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Pasture Risk Insurance
• Weed Management Challenges
• Dairy Employee Relations

00:01:08—Pasture Risk Insurance--K-State risk management specialist Jenny Ifft discusses how the USDA's Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Insurance coverage works, and its performance as a risk management tool for livestock producers in times of drought...the deadline for enrolling in PRF coverage for 2022 is December 1st

00:12:07—Weed Management Challenges--K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster takes up two topics:  strategies for controlling the family of mustard weeds in wheat and on other crop ground in the coming weeks...and her thoughts on adapting one's weed management to anticipated shortage, and higher costs, of certain popular herbicide products in 2022

00:23:09—Dairy Employee Relations--On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk offers suggestions on retaining employees in the dairy operation

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Livestock Market Update
• Kansas Cattle Feeding and Processing Readiness
• Time is Running Out to Register for Swine Day

00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: Agricultural economist Tyler Cozzens of the Livestock Marketing Information Center is featured on this week's cattle market segment:  he shares the LMIC's latest quarterly beef demand index as well as the center's projections on per capita beef consumption for 2022 and 2023...and he covers the new report on U.S. beef exports, pointing to record beef sales abroad in 2021

00:12:00 – Kansas Cattle Feeding and Processing Readiness: K-State precision agricultural economist Terry Griffin and visiting researcher Enil Serrano from Zamorano Agricultural University in Honduras talk about their current study of the Kansas cattle feeding and processing industries and how well they would function in the event of a major natural disaster...whether they are prepared to keep beef moving to consumers and what bottlenecks might occur

00:23:00 – Time is Running Out to Register for Swine Day: This week's K-State agricultural events calendar features a reminder about Wednesday's registration deadline for the 2021 K-State Swine Day taking place next week

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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 Eric Atkinson 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 Update
• Irrigation Research at K-State
• Kansas Agricultural Weather

00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about more slippage in grain prices this week...and he shares his updated breakeven figures for Kansas corn and soybean production in 2022, factoring in the latest hikes in crop input prices

00:12:00 – Irrigation Research at K-State: K-State water resources engineer Jonathan Aguilar reports on two of his current irrigation research initiatives: he discusses what he's discovering about irrigated cotton production in western Kansas, and the water conservation gains that crop can bring to the table...and he looks at the efforts to promote irrigation water use efficiency through management practices on farms in the Rattlesnake Creek basin in central Kansas

00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: From the Weather Data Library at Kansas State University, meteorologist Chip Redmond reports on Kansas agricultural weather

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Fall Anhydrous Applications
• Feed Transportation Assistance
• Winter Landscape Enhancement

00:01:09--Fall Anhydrous Applications--K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz talks about anhydrous ammonia applications to corn and grain sorghum ground here in the fall, which he still encourages despite the extraordinarily high fertilizer prices...he reminds of the importance of applying that anhy when soil temperatures have sufficiently cooled off, and discusses the use of nitrification inhibitor additives

00:12:09--Feed Transportation Assistance--On the latest edition of FSA Coffee Talk, farm program chief Todd Barrows of the Farm Service Agency state office covers an assortment of USDA program items, including details on the new Emergency Livestock Assistance Program feature which provides cost assistance for livestock feed transportation when feed availability has been complicated by drought

00:23:07--Winter Landscape Enhancement--On this week's horticulture segment, Wyandotte County Extension horticulture agent Lynn Loughary offers some ideas on enhancing the winter home landscape through plant selection...the topic she addressed this week on the K-State Garden Hour webinar

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Rural Wildfire Outlook
• FFA Convention Recap
• Stop, Look and Listen

00:01:09--Rural Wildfire Outlook--The state fire management officer with the Kansas Forest Service at K-State, Mark Neely, talks about rural wildfire incidents in Kansas this past year, and how the response to wildfires has improved under the new mutual aid compact with surrounding states...he also talks about taking steps now to protect rural property from wildfires during the fall and winter

00:12:09--FFA Convention Recap-- Kansas FFA state president Ashley Chandler and state vice-president Rachel Sebesta reflect on their experiences at the 2021 National FFA Convention which took place this past week in Indianapolis, and they acknowledge the achievements of several Kansas FFA members at that event

00:23:09--Stop, Look and Listen-- K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Cow Herd Cover Crop Grazing
• Dairy Raw Milk Marketing

00:01:09--Cow Herd Cover Crop Grazing (part 1)-- K-State beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney discusses several considerations when grazing the cow herd on winter annual cover crop stands: in the first segment, she talks about her research on cattle preference for the different cover crop forages, and the nutritional value of each

00:12:08--Cow Herd Cover Crop Grazing (Part 2)-- K-State’s Jaymelynn Farney continues her discussion of cover crops as a fall and winter grazing resource for the cow herd:  in this segment, she talks about recommended stocking rates, avoiding acidosis and grass tetany issues, and balancing the nutrient intake by grazing cover crops in tandem with nearby field crop residue

00:23:05--Dairy Raw Milk Marketing-- On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk advises dairy producers to size up the current market for raw milk and the selling outlets available to them

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Eric Atkinson 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.

• Livestock Market Update
• Farm and Ranch Transition
• Beef Quality Assurance Training

00:01:00 – Livestock Market Update: K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor talks about what was behind the record U.S. beef export demand in August, and goes over the updated outlook on Kansas cattle feedlot returns from now through mid-summer of 2022, which are looking much more favorable

00:12:00 – Farm and Ranch Transition: K-State farm economist Robin Reid talks about a new service that the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics will be launching at the first of the year...the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition:  it will provide various forms of advisory assistance to retiring producers and beginning farmers in successfully facilitating the succession of a farm or ranch operation

00:23:00 – Beef Quality Assurance Training: On this week's agricultural events calendar, details on two Beef Quality Assurance training opportunities for cattle producers…one in Greenwood County and the other in Washington County

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to [email protected].

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 Eric Atkinson 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.