Feb 12, 2021
• The weekly grain market update
• Topdressing fertilizer on canola
• Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop”
• Kansas agricultural weather…
00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien shares his latest price probability projections for corn, based on the USDA's new world grain supply-and-demand numbers, and he comments further on the market impact on wheat feeding to cattle, as part of his remarks on the grain market trends this week.
00:12:48 – Topdressing Fertilizer on Canola: K-State canola agronomist Mike Stamm takes a look at the condition of the current canola crop in Kansas...and he goes over the recommendations for topdressing fertilizer on canola in the coming weeks, emphasizing not only nitrogen, but sulfur and boron applications as well.
00:24:04 – 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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