🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2212 – Waiting on USDA Reports for the Grain Market…Corn Disease Concerns

  • How the Grain Market is Looking
  • Tar Spot and Other Corn Diseases
  • Cool and Wet to Hot and Humid

00:01:05 – How the Grain Market is Looking: Daniel O’Brien, K-State grain economist, begins the show as he talks about downward trends for corn, soybeans and wheat in the futures. He also disucsses upcoming report expectations.

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00:12:05 – Tar Spot and Other Corn Diseases: K-State Extension row crop specialist, Rodrigo Onofre, keeps the show moving as he covers what concerns there currently are for corn, including tar spot, rusts, corn stunt and corn leafhoppers.

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00:23:05 – Cool and Wet to Hot and Humid: Wrapping up the show is Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, as he recaps our recent cool and wet weather and the change to hot and humid that we should be expecting.

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