πŸŽ™οΈ K-State Agriculture Today: 2178 – What Crops are Planted…Fields Getting Too Much Rain

  • Events and Factors in the Grain Market
  • Wet Planting and Crop Conditions
  • Kansas Weather Forecast

00:01:05 – Events and Factors in the Grain Market: K-State grain economist, Daniel O’Brien, starts off the show with his grain market update as he explains how growers might be seeing the positive side of uncertainty in the market.

Daniel on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Wet Planting and Crop Conditions: Tina Sullivan, K-State Extension agronomist, keeps the show rolling as she details how the wet conditions in parts of the state could be impacting corn and soybean production.

Sidewall Compaction from Planting into Wet Soils

Soybean Response to Standing Water and Saturated Soils

Effect of Standing Water and Saturated Soils on Corn

00:23:05 – Kansas Weather Forecast: Wrapping up the show is K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond as he notes the recent cool and wet conditions and what is in the forecast.

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