1061 – Grain Market Update … Irrigation Research at K-State
- Grain Market Update
- Irrigation Research at K-State
- Kansas Agricultural Weather
00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about more slippage in grain prices this week...and he shares his updated breakeven figures for Kansas corn and soybean production in 2022, factoring in the latest hikes in crop input prices
00:12:00 – Irrigation Research at K-State: K-State water resources engineer Jonathan Aguilar reports on two of his current irrigation research initiatives: he discusses what he's discovering about irrigated cotton production in western Kansas, and the water conservation gains that crop can bring to the table...and he looks at the efforts to promote irrigation water use efficiency through management practices on farms in the Rattlesnake Creek basin in central Kansas
00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: From the Weather Data Library at Kansas State University, meteorologist Chip Redmond reports on Kansas agricultural weather
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