🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2183 – Market Changes from USDA Reports…Water Infrastructure for Rural Kansas

  • USDA Crop Production Estimates
  • Rural Development in Kansas
  • Fire and Flooding Concerns

00:01:05 – USDA Crop Production Estimates: K-State grain economist, Daniel O’Brien, begins today’s show talking about what production estimates have come out for crops as well as continued volatility in the grain market.

Daniel on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Rural Development in Kansas: The show continues with Gimmie Jo Jansonius, USDA Rural Development state director of Kansas, discussing rural development in Kansas and a recent grant for rural water infrastructure.

Rural Development

Gimmie Jo Jansonius – gimmie.jansonius@usda.gov and 785-271-2700

00:23:05 – Fire and Flooding Concerns: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, concludes the show explaining how parts of Kansas have fire concerns and other parts might need to prepare for flooding.

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

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