Grain Market Update…Wind Damage to Corn
• The weekly grain market update
• Assessing high wind damage to corn
• Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop”
• Kansas agricultural weather…
00:01:30 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien comments on bustling U.S. grain sorghum exports, and on the current grain price basis levels at local delivery points in Kansas, during his weekly segment on the grain market trends.
00:12:57 – Wind Damage to Corn: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti discusses the ability of corn stands to recover from high wind damage, even in locations where excessive wind has led to "green snap" damage...he talks about how growers can go about assessing the situation.
00:24:18 – Ag News: The day's agricultural news headlines, and the latest “Kansas Wheat Scoop.”
00:32:23 – Kansas Weather: K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather.
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