Feb 7, 2025
- Increased Grain Futures Prices
- Extending Days-On-Feed, Economic Considerations
- Here Comes More Snow
00:01:05 – Increased Grain Futures Prices: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, kickstarts today’s show with his grain market outlook. He discusses the higher futures prices and if they influenced cash prices.
00:12:05 – Extending Days-On-Feed, Economic Considerations: Continuing the show is research associate for the Center for Outcomes Research and Epidemiology at K-State Lucas Horton as he explains recent research that looked into extending days on feed of feedlot steers.
Extending Days-on-Feed of Feedlot Steers - AgManager.info
00:23:05 – Here Comes More Snow: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond concludes the show with a weather forecast. He says where in Kansas is likely to see snow in the next week.
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