Jan 20, 2022
1106 – One-of-a-Kind Ag Economy Barometer … Tips for Starting Onion Transplants
- One-of-a-Kind Ag Economy Barometer
- Tips for Starting Onion Transplants
00:01:00 – One-of-a-Kind Ag Economy Barometer: The director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University, Jim Mintert, talks about the center's Ag Economy Barometer...a monthly national survey of agricultural producers on the condition of the agricultural economy and how their perceptions of that are impacting their farm and ranch decisions...he tells about the origins of this one-of-a-kind survey which has quickly become a top indicator of the economic health of agriculture, and about some of the important trends that it has identified...he discussed the Barometer and its findings during a recent presentation at K-State
00:16:00 – Tips for Starting Onion Transplants: On this week's horticulture segment, the first of a two-part visit with Johnson County Extension horticulture agent Dennis Patton on starting vegetable transplants from seed here in the latter half of winter...with an emphasis today on starting onion transplants
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