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Jun 5, 2026

  • Grain Market Prices Falling Off
  • Sericea Lespedeza Management
  • Impressive Rainfalls

 

00:01:05 – Grain Market Prices Falling Off: Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, begins the show with a grain market outlook where he explains why the futures and cash markets have fallen off.

Daniel on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – Sericea Lespedeza Management: A discussion on sericea lespedeza and its control options with K-State rangeland management specialist, Molly Reichenborn, and K-State Extension agronomist, Tina Sullivan, continues today's show.

Early Summer Control of Sericea Lespedeza

 

00:23:05  – Impressive Rainfalls: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond ends the show as he recaps the recent impressive rains and what temperatures he is expecting with the forecasted humidity. 

Mesonet.k-state.edu

 

 

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