Nov 19, 2021
00:01:06—Wheat Price Surge--K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about another good week for the wheat market, and a so-so week for the feedgrain and oilseed markets...and he'll remark on whether the markets in general have hit a ceiling…during his weekly observations on the grain market trends
00:12:10—Swine Health Plan--A guest speaker at K-State's 2021 Swine Day yesterday: the director of operations for the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State University, Rodger Main, talks about the USDA-sponsored pilot project he's leading to develop a U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan...the idea is to create a monitoring and certification program for assuring that the U.S. hog herd remains free of classical swine fever and African swine fever
00:23:06—Ag Weather Outlook--K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond reports on Kansas agricultural weather
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