🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2241 – Getting Ready for Crop Production Reports…Corn Leaf Hoppers in our Corn

  • Seeing the Grain Market Futures Move
  • Corn Leaf Hoppers in Kansas
  • Impressive Heat in Kansas

00:01:05 – Seeing the Grain Market Futures Move: K-State grain economist, Daniel O’Brien, gets today’s show rolling with a grain market outlook where he discusses futures moving to the lower side and what point crop development is at.

Daniel on AgManager.info

00:12:05 – Corn Leaf Hoppers in Kansas: Keeping the show rolling is K-State Extension agronomist, Tina Sullivn, and K-State Extension entomologist, Anthony Zukoff, as they explain the appearance of corn leaf hoppers in Kansas and the impact it can have on corn.

Article – Corn Leaf Hopper

Corn Disease Network

00:23:05 – Impressive Heat in Kansas: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, ends the show as he previews the Kansas forecast that includes hot and dry weather and what could come after.

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