K-State professor emeritus in agricultural policy Barry Flinchbaugh continues his discussion on the farm bill debate, as the House of Representatives pushes ahead toward a possible vote on its version of the measure this week:  how the debate over the commodity title portion of the bill might shake out; what could happen if there's another impasse on the bill, why retaining the food stamp program as part of the farm bill is imperative to production agriculture and the very existence of the USDA.

K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents Stop, Look and Listen...his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.
 

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson reports on the day's top stories.

K-State professor emeritus in agricultural policy Barry Flinchbaugh offers his input on the farm bill debate, as the House of Representatives pushes ahead toward a possible vote on its version of the measure this week:  how the debate over the commodity title portion of the bill might shake out; what could happen if there's another impasse on the bill, much as was the case last year; why retaining the food stamp program as part of the farm bill is imperative to production agriculture and the very existence of the USDA.

The associate director of the International Grains Program, Mark Fowler, reports on recent I-G-P activities, including education for flour millers from the largest customer of U.S. hard red winter wheat, Nigeria, as well as an important session with wheat millers from China.
 

K-State wheat disease specialist Erick DeWolf summarizes the disease issues in Kansas wheat as harvest time is upon us, saying that some plant freeze and drought damage has been mistaken for disease damage...he also talks about the potential for head scab disease turning up during the harvest.
 

K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee tells of a new approach to driving deer away from a specific area, using what is called a bio- acoustic frightening device...which has proved very effective in a field study in Nebraska.
 

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson covers the day's top stories. Plus, this week's Milk Lines from K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk.

Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University provides this week's cattle market analysis:  he comments on the boxed beef market, which has managed to remain strong, even after falling back some from record-high levels...he also looks at the USDA's latest beef production forecast for the remainder of 2013.
 

For this week's Kansas 4-H segment, the coordinator of Operation: Military Kids, K-State's Ann Domsch, talks about a couple of special camps for military family youth coming up this summer.
 

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson reports on the day's top stories. Plus, this week's Tree Tales from the Kansas Forest Service.

K-State swine nutritionist Bob Goodband advises hog producers to monitor the oil content of distillers' dried grains when using those as a primary feedstuff, as some ethanol producers are now extracting oil from their DDGS, which significantly affects the nutritional value to hogs...also, full details on the upcoming Bob Hines Swine Classic, sponsored by K-State and to be held in early July.

K-State crop production specialist Jim Shroyer shares his thoughts on the condition of the Kansas winter wheat crop, after extensive touring of the state.

Eric Atkinson with the latest agriculture news.

K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien recaps this week's USDA grain production and supply-and-demand reports and their influence on the grain markets.

State climatologist Mary Knapp of K-State reports on Kansas agricultural weather.

K-State weed management specialist Dallas Peterson talks about post-planting weed control in soybeans, and related weed control issues.

K-State landscape specialist emeritus Gus van der Hoeven talks about how good landscape design can add value to one's home.

The state statistician with Kansas Agricultural Statistics, Jason Lamprecht, passes along the latest Kansas wheat production estimate.

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson reports on the day's top stories.

Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen of Iowa State University goes over the finer points of that Kansas farmer lawsuit against Monsanto.

Agricultural policy specialist Brad Lubben of the University of Nebraska remarks on the Senate's passage of the farm bill.

K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents Stop, Look and Listen...his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.

Forrest Buhler, staff attorney with Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services, offers an overview of the assistance his office can provide agricultural producers.

K-State rural forestry coordinator Bob Atchison talks about the numerous ways that value is manifested in Kansas' tree resources.

K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee covers the best methods for taking inventory of the fish residing in your farm pond(s).

Today's latest ag news headlines...

Barbara Stone talks about the international youth exchange programs that Kansas 4-H is facilitating this summer.

Livestock economist Kate Brooks of the University of Nebraska provides this week's cattle market commentary.

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson reports on the day's top agricultural news stories.

K-State livestock specialist Sandy Johnson talks about nutritional management of the cow herd in early summer.

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson has the day's top agricultural news stories. Plus, this week's Wheat Scoop from Kansas Wheat.

K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien talks more about the GMO wheat issue and how the wheat market is largely looking past that, and discusses likely shifts in corn and soybean acreage because of delayed planting...as he takes up the grain market trends.
 

State climatologist Mary Knapp, director of the Weather Data Library at K-State, has an update on Kansas agricultural weather.
 

K-State farm management economist Gregg Ibendahl shares more trends from the 2012 Kansas Net Farm Income report just released by the Kansas Farm Management Association...he breaks down the income numbers by type of farm, and looks at the return on farm equity and debt-to-asset ratio as indicators of a generally healthy Kansas farm economy.

K-State horticulturist Ward Upham covers several topics, including gall growth on oak trees, peach leaf curl and sidedressing fertilizer on annual flowers.

 

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson reports on the day's top agricultural news stories.

K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth reports that armyworms are now making their move into corn and grain sorghum fields, and that growers need to monitor that activity closely....he also talks about English grain aphids in wheat, and whether they're something for growers to worry about.
 

K-State crop entomologist J.P. Michaud discusses thrip and chinch bug activity in wheat and alfalfa that could soon make its way into adjacent soybean and cotton crops...he talks about the use of trap rows and barrier treatments to minimize these problems, and talks about how much protection producers can reasonably expect from insecticidal seed treatments.
 

K-State agricultural economist Allen Featherstone talks about a new K-State survey of agricultural lenders across the nation, which aimed at measuring trends in financial lending to farmers and ranchers...it rendered useful information on interest rates and competitiveness for business among lenders, among other things.