Mar 26, 2021
• The weekly grain market update
• Insect activity in Kansas wheat and alfalfa stands
• Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop”
• Kansas agricultural weather…
00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien looks ahead next week's USDA prospective plantings report, and he comments on a notable development in the grain sorghum basis trends at Kansas delivery points, as well as more indicators of wheat being substituted for corn in cattle feeding, during his weekly remarks on the grain market trends.
00:12:56 – Wheat and Alfalfa Insect Activity: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth provides an update on insect activity in Kansas wheat and alfalfa stands: he talks about the declining threat of winter grain mites in wheat, the extent of the concern about army cutworms in wheat and alfalfa, and the current state of weevil feeding in alfalfa.
00:24:19 – Ag News: The day's agricultural news headlines, and the latest “Kansas Wheat Scoop.”
00:32:23 – 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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