- USDA Grain Market Topics
- A Few Things Farmers are Dealing With
- Wildfire Risk with Drier Conditions
00:01:05 – USDA Grain Market Topics: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, begins today’s show with a grain market update. He talks about crop acreage projections and balance sheets.
00:12:10 – A Few Things Farmers are Dealing With: Continuing the show is one of the keynote speakers from the Women Managing the Farm conference, Matt Roberts, as he discusses why people could be dealing with labor shortages and how interest rates haven’t been normal for a while.
00:23:05 – Wildfire Risk Increase with Drier Conditions: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond finishes the show with this week’s weather update. He reminds people that as it dries out fire safety needs to be more heavily considered.
Mesonet’s Fire Danger Forecast
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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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