Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation.

00:00:19 - Wheat Price Improvement:  K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about what he considers favorable signals for improved wheat prices, and he reports on the status of local basis levels in central and western Kansas, during his weekly segment on the grain market trends

00:11:29 - Ag Trade Concerns:  K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanor-Boadu offers his latest observations on U.S. trade policy, with the renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement set to begin next month...he says he still has concerns about trade issues over non-agricultural goods, and that agricultural trade could end up being harmed in the process

00:23:00 - Ag News:  Eric Atkinson cover's the day's agricultural news headlines, and Jordan Hildebrand presents this week's Kansas Wheat Scoop

00:31:32 - Kansas Ag Weather:  K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather

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

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.

Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. It features K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examining agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. 

00:01:54 - Crops and Heat: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti discusses the potential effect of the recent oppressive heat on row crops in Kansas, with corn being the most vulnerable at the moment...he goes over the variables that could lead to substandard corn pollination, and covers the heat impacts on grain sorghum and soybeans as well, including double-cropped stands.

00:23:04 - Beef Repro Workshop: K-State beef cattle specialist Sandy Johnson previews the 2017 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium, which K-State will host in late August....this is a prime opportunity for beef cattle producers, veterinarians and others to pick up on the very latest on A-I and embryo transfer management and other aspects of beef reproduction systems ... plus, Greg Akagi presents this week’s edition of the Kansas Soybean Update.

00:31:35 - Ornamental Flower Trials: For this week's horticulture segment, K-State ornamental horticulturist Cheryl Boyer reports on several of the ornamental flower varieties that are rating highly in K-State's evaluation trials this year.