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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.

Apr 17, 2026

  • Short-term and Long-term Grain Market
  • Severe Weather in Kansas
  • Wild Garlic and Wild Onion

 

00:01:05 – Short-term and Long-term Grain Market: K-State grain economist Daniel O'Brien begins today's show with his update on the grain market including: futures, cash, exports, longterm pricing and planting.

Daniel on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – Severe Weather in Kansas: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, moves the show forward as he recaps the recent severe weather in Kansas and what combination of precipitation and temperatures we can expect.

 

00:23:05 – Wild Garlic and Wild Onion: Concluding the show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Ganske discussing wild onion and wild garlic. She says what issues they cause for livestock and crop producers. 

World of Weeds: Wild Garlic and Wild Onion

 

 

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