Agriculture Today

Roger's Top 10 in Ag Law and Tax Cover Your Acres Winter Conference Cattle Management in Australia   00:01:05 –   Roger's Top 10 in Ag Law and Tax : Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show as he highlights his top ten developments in agricultural law and tax in 2025. Roger on AgManager   00:12:05 – Cover Your Acres Winter Conference : K-State Northwest area agronomist, J...

Fins, Fur and Feathers: A Unique Spread of Rabies Common Causes of Cattle Abortions in 2025 Less Dairies, Bigger Herds   00:01:05 –   Fins, Fur and Feathers: A Unique Spread of Rabies : Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken from K-State begin today's show with part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where they conversed about a rare case of rabies. Fins, Fur, and Feathers wildlife.k-state.edu   00...

Cattle Market and Meat Demand Monitor Update 50 Years of Herbicide Resistance, Part 1 50 Years of Herbicide Resistance, Part 2   00:01:05 – Cattle Market and Meat Demand Monitor Update : Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, starts today's show recapping the recent cattle market and highlighting the last Meat Demand Monitor of 2025. December Meat Demand Monitor Brian Coffey - A Microeconomic...

Grain Futures and Cash Trends and USDA Reports 2026 Swine Profitability Conference Continued Warm or Cold Winter?   00:01:05 – Grain Futures and Cash Trends and USDA Reports : Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, kicks off today's show discussing the trends in futures and cash and his expectations for the USDA reports that are coming out on January 12.  Daniel on AgManager.info   00:12:05 – 20...

How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 1 How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 2 Creating Thriving Soil   00:01:05 –   How Where You Live Impacts Life Expectancy, Part 1 : Today's show begins with Zaira Ruiz, Kansas 4-H regional specialist and faculty at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Garden City, as she explains how social determinants impact health. She lists...

Farm Service Agency Committee and Acre Rates Applications for the Next KARL Class When to Check Cows for Pregnancy   00:01:05 –   Farm Service Agency Committee and Acre Rates : Starting the show is David Schemm, state executive director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, as he explains the state committee and highlights commodity per acre rates. Farmers.gov   00:12:05 – Applications for the Next K...

Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 1 Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 2 Dairy Needs Biosecurity Plans   00:01:05 –   Africa Being the Next Grain Market for the U.S., Part 1 : Today's show starts with two segments from Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, and Peter Goldsmith, director and principal investigator of the Soybean Innovation Lab a...

Cattle Market 2025 Recap and 2026 Expectations Extension Communication Traits of Domesticated Raccoons   00:01:05 –   Cattle Market 2025 Recap and 2026 Expectations : A recap of 2025 and expectation for 2026 for the cattle market with Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock economist, begins today's show.   00:12:05 – Extension Communication : Keeping the show rolling is Sandra Wick from...

U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 1 U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 2 Weather Application Recommendations   00:01:05 –   U.S. Grain Expectations for 2026, Part 1 : Today's show kicks off with Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute at K-State, and Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, as they discuss their 2026 grain outlook. In the first segment they chat about export...

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Used Failed Wheat Crop for Cattle Understanding More About Bull Fertility   00:01:05 – Farmer Bridge Assistance Program : David Schemm, state executive director for the Kansas Farm Service Agency, kicks off the show as he highlights what he learned in Washington D.C. and the new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. Farmers.gov   00:12:05 – Used Failed Wheat Crop for C...

Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pros and Cons of Whitetail Deer Rust Infections in Wheat Matching Finances and Production Data   00:01:05 –   Fins, Fur and Feathers: Pros and Cons of Whitetail Deer : The show begins with part of a Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken talk about balancing the positive and negatives of whitetail deer. Fins, Fur, and Feathers wildlife.k-s...

Update on Cattle and Beef Reports What Weather Took Place in 2025 Kansas 4-H Citizenship in Action   00:01:05 –   Update on Cattle and Beef Reports : An update on the recent Cattle on Feed report and Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report from Tyler Cozzens and Brandon Dodd from the Livestock Marketing Information Center begins the show. LMIC.info   00:12:05 – What Weather Took Plac...

Holiday Grain Market Why it is Important to Clean Yield Monitor Data Warm Temperatures in December   00:01:05 –   Holiday Grain Market : The show starts with K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, as he highlights futures and cash prices for corn, soybeans and wheat. He also notes what usually takes place for the grain market around the holidays. Daniel O'Brien on AgManager.info   00:12:05 – Why...

Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 1 Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 2 Winter Compost Piles   00:01:05 – Look into Research and Innovation in 2025, Part 1 : Jane Schuh, associate dean of research and graduate programs for K-State's College of Agriculture and director for the Kansas agriculture experiment stations, begins today's show with a recap on research and Extens...

North Dakota Carbon Dioxide Case K-State National Champion Crops Judging Team Heifer Breeding Exams   00:01:05 –   North Dakota Carbon Dioxide Case : Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, kicks off today's show explaining a case in North Dakota that shows a taking of private property and what is currently happening. Roger on AgManager.info WashburnLaw.edu/WALTR   00:12:05 – K-State Na...

Resources for Extinguishing Fires, Part 1 Resources for Extinguishing Fires, Part 2 Forages to Increase Milk Components   00:01:05 – Resources for Extinguishing Fires, Part 1 : Today's show starts with a discussion about categories of fire extinguishers and their purpose with Aaron Williams, Kansas Forest Service district fire management officer for southeast Kansas. KansasForests.org   00:12:05 –...

Cattle and Beef Market and Meat Demand Bull Selection Considerations Christmas Trees for Fish   00:01:05 –   Cattle and Beef Market and Meat Demand : Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, begins the show with an update on the cattle market and a look into the recent Meat Demand Monitor. Glynn on AgManager.info gtonsor@k-state.edu     00:12:05 – Bull Selection Considerations : K-State Extensio...

Corn, Grain Sorghum and Macroeconomic Market Soybean and Wheat Market Warm and Dry Weather   00:01:05 –   Corn, Grain Sorghum and Macroeconomics Market : Daniel O'Brien, K-State grain economist, and Guy Allen, the senior economist at the IGP Institute, start today's show as they discuss the feed grains market for the United States and worldwide. Guy also comments on his time in Canada, the U.S. Do...

Trying to Find Protection from Dectes Stem Borer Pigs in China Caring for Holiday Plants   00:01:05 –   Trying to Find Protection from Dectes Stem Borer : Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, starts the show as he explains if there are any seed varieties that are best for Dectes stem borer protection, which is a question he has recently been receiving.   00:12:05 – Pigs in China : Continuing...

Stage 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Pig Livability Research How Theileria Can Spread   00:01:05 –   Stage 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program : Beginning today's show is Kansas Farm Service Agency chief program specialist, Todd Barrows, as he highlights the differences between the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Stage 1 and Stage 2. Farmers.gov FSA Service Centers  ...

Fins, Fur and Feathers: Artificial Intelligence Videos of Wildlife Winter Canola Planting and Research Increase in the Kansas Dairy Cattle Herd   00:01:05 –   Fins, Fur and Feathers: Artificial Intelligence Videos of Wildlife : Drew Ricketts, Joe Gerken and Danny Lindahl from K-State begin today's show with part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast episode where they discuss wildlife videos usi...

Closure of the Lexington Beef Plant Cotton Season in Kansas Accounting for Agriculture   00:01:05 –   Closure of the Lexington Beef Plant : Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln livestock economist, kicks off the show as he explains details of the Lexington plant closure and its short- and long-term impacts.  Understanding the Tyson Plant Closure - UNL cap.unl.edu   00:12:05 – Cotton Seas...

Prices and Expectations in the Grain Market Calving Kit and Schools When is the Next Storm?   00:01:05 –   Prices and Expectations in the Grain Market : K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, kicks off today's show discussing the current state of the markets as he talks through the futures and cash prices.  Daniel O'Brien on AgManager.info   00:12:05 – Calving Kit and Schools : Keeping the show...

Options for Using Ad Hoc Payments, Part 1 Options for Using Ad Hoc Payments, Part 2 Gifts for Gardeners   00:01:05 –   Options for Using Ad Hoc Payments, Part 1 : Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, and Brady Brewer, K-State associate professor in agricultural economics, begins today's show discussing ad hoc payments and what producers need to consider when receiving these o...

Grain Company Bankruptcy and Protective Arrangements Vitamin A Cattle Needs and Deficiency Veterinary Programs   00:01:05 –   Grain Company Bankruptcy and Protective Arrangements : Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, starts the show as he discusses a recent bankruptcy and the differences between full conservatorship and the new option of protective arrangements. Important Informatio...