🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2002 – Record Crop Yields…Armyworms Becoming a Concern

  • High Yields and Strong Grain Exports
  • Beware of Armyworms
  • Fall Weather Approaching

00:01:05 – High Yields and Strong Grain Exports: K-State grain economist, Daniel O’Brien, begins today’s show by discussing the grain market outlook and further details continued strong exports and the international grain market.

Daniel O’Brien on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Beware of Armyworms: We continue the show with K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth, who addresses concerns about armyworms across crops in Kansas.

Armyworms: Kansas Crop Pests

00:23:05 – Fall Weather Approaching: The show ends with K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond, as he discusses the upcoming moisture and cooler temperatures in the forecast.

Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

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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