Feb 19, 2021
• The weekly grain market update
• The possibility of winterkill in the winter wheat crop
• Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop”
• Kansas agricultural weather…
00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien comments on the USDA's Outlook Forum projections on wheat, corn and soybean acreage in 2021, and on the profit prospects for limited-irrigation grain sorghum, during his weekly segment on the grain market trends.
00:12:54 – Possible Winterkill in Winter Wheat Crop: K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato offers his observations on this past week's polar-like temperatures across Kansas, and the ensuing chances for winterkill in the winter wheat crop...he takes a look at the soil temperature threshold that indicates a possible winterkill problem, and how planting date will likely factor into that as well.
00:24:15 – Ag News: The day's agricultural news headlines, and the latest “Kansas Wheat Scoop.”
00:32:22 – Kansas Weather: K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather.
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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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
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