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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.

Jan 30, 2026

  • Grain Market Outlook
  • K-State Virtual Agronomy Conference
  • An Average January

 

00:01:05 – Grain Market Outlook: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, begins today's show as he talks about how futures, cash and exports look for corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and wheat. 

Daniel on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – K-State Virtual Agronomy Conference: Continuing the show is Sarah Lancaster and Kathy Gehl as they discuss the K-State Agronomy Science and Solutions Virtual Conference. We also hear from Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at K-State, with a Kansas Profile. 

K-State Agronomy Science and Solutions Virtual Conference

 

00:23:05 – An Average January: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, concludes the show as he recaps the recent cold weather and if we can be expecting more. 

 

 

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