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Nov 19, 2021

  • Wheat Price Surge
  • Swine Health Plan
  • Ag Weather Outlook

 

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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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.

 

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