Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Radio stations are free to use clips from any of the episodes below. Time codes and descriptions for each segment are listed in the show notes. 

A selection of fully produced segments are made available weekly on the "For Radio Stations" page at the K-State Research and Extension news page.

Captioned episodes are available on our Agriculture Today YouTube page.

Jan 21, 2022

00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O’Brien discusses this week’s market activity and some of the potential “drivers” for the 2022 corn market…something he’s been covering as part of the K-State Agricultural Economics’ Winning the Game Grain Marketing Workshops

 

00:12:00 – Livestock Waste as an Alternate Crop Nutrient Source: K-State environmental quality agronomist Peter Tomlinson talks more about employing livestock waste as an alternate crop nutrient source, in light of astronomically high commercial fertilizer costs:  this time, he cites K-State research on the variability in nutrient content among the various types of livestock manure, and within a given lot from manure from a livestock source...he encourages producers to sample the product for analysis, as that information is important in making the most of this nutrient option

 

00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond has the latest Kansas agricultural weather outlook 

 

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

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.

 

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.