Nov 12, 2021
- 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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