Sep 19, 2018
On today’s episode: the short line rail industry and its role in the grain logistics system – primarily the movement of corn, soybeans, and wheat; K-State’s Beef Stocker Field Day is tomorrow; this week’s “Stop, Look and Listen” from Gus van der Hoeven…
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00:01:30 – Short Line Railroads and Agriculture (Part 1): Dr. Michael Babcock, a professor of economics at Kansas State University with an expertise in transportation, has conducted a study to assess the state of the short line rail industry and its role in the grain logistics system. According to the study, a majority of agricultural short line traffic was concentrated in a few commodities, mainly corn, soybeans, and wheat. Babcock and K-State Radio Network’s Richard Baker take an extended look at his study: Profile of Short Line Railroads in high grain production states.
00:012:59 – Short Line Railroads and Agriculture (Part 2)
00:24:29 – Beef Stocker Field Day: K-State extension beef specialist Dale Blasi has a reminder about tomorrow’s Beef Stocker Field Day and we’ll pass along this week’s soybean update.
00:32:59 – "Stop, Look and Listen": K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.
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