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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.

Feb 3, 2023

  • Grain Market Report: Potential Acres for Corn and Soybeans
  • Preparing to Sell at Farmers Markets
  • Kansas Agricultural Weather: Current Soil Conditions

 

00:01:00 – Grain Market Report: Potential Acres for Corn and Soybeans: K-State grain economist Dan O’Brien says the wheat markets were quite tumultuous in the last week. He compares corn and soybean prices and what that might mean for acres planted later this year.

 

The latest from Dan on AgManager

 

00:12:00 – Preparing to Sell at Farmers Markets: Extension food safety specialist for K-State and the University of Missouri, Londa Nwadike, discusses the importance of farmers markets, some of the considerations for selling at a farmers market and a webinar series taking place next week that covers this information in depth.

 

Publication from MU Extension on "Market Channels for Locally Raised Foods"

From the Land of Kansas Virtual Workshops - Feb. 6th - 10th

 

00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond highlights the past week’s weather, including current soil conditions in-light-of recent precipitation, and what we can expect to see in the week ahead.

 

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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 Samantha Bennett 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.