K-State Agriculture Today: 1479 – Impacting the Grain Market…Summer Weather

  • Grain Market Impacts
  • Rural Road Safety
  • Summer Weather

 

00:01:05 – Grain Market Impacts: Beginning today’s show is Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, with a grain market update. Dan reviews the futures and cash for Kansas crops as well as the likelihood of different outcomes. 

Dan O’Brien on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – Rural Road Safety: Ed Brokesh, assistant professor in K-State’s department of agricultural and biological engineering, continues the show with information about road safety. He discusses turning accidents and proper marking on machinery and trailers.

Lighting and Marking on Agricultural Equipment

ebrokesh@ksu.edu 

 

00:23:05 – Summer Weather: Rounding out this week’s shows is K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond with an outlook on the weather. He says summer brings severe weather and high temperatures.  

 

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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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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