K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien focuses on current developments in international grain trade, including reports of corn and soybean imports into the U.S. from South America, as he offers his weekly analysis of the grain market trends.

K-State plant pathologist Frank White reports on his ongoing research, which centers on making genetic adjustments in crop plants so that they may effectively ward off yield-robbing bacterial diseases.
 

State climatologist Mary Knapp, director of the Weather Data Library at K-State, covers this week's Kansas agricultural weather.
 

K-State Radio Network agriculture director Eric Atkinson reports on the days' top stories. Plus, this week's Wheat Scoop from Kansas Wheat.

A roundtable discussion of the just-completed summary of Kansas net farm income for 2012 by the Kansas Farm Management Association at K-State...looking at, among other details, the average farm income figures for each area of the state, the significance of crop insurance payments amidst last year's drought, and the ongoing drought-related economic difficulties for cattle producers.

Riley County Extension horticulture agent Gregg Eyestone talks about several aspects of planting annual garden flowers -- which will be done in earnest once soil temperatures are warm enough.
 

A roundtable discussion of the just-completed summary of Kansas net farm income for 2012 by the Kansas Farm Management Association at K-State...looking at, among other details, the average farm income figures for each area of the state, the significance of crop insurance payments amidst last year's drought, and the ongoing drought-related economic difficulties for cattle producers: featuring KFMA administrator Kevin Herbel and KFMA area farm economists Mark Wood of northwest Kansas, Dave Rempe of north-central Kansas, Bryan Manny of south-central Kansas, Craig Althauser of northeast Kansas, Hannah Bourbon of southeast Kansas and Scott Laird of southwest Kansas.

The conclusion of a roundtable discussion of the just-completed summary of Kansas net farm income for 2012 by the Kansas Farm Management Association at K-State.

Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen gets into the details of this week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which found in favor of Monsanto in the case against a farmer who was re-planting Roundup Ready seed in violation of the seed patent...he says the decision was vitally important to the future availability of advanced production agriculture technology.

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

K-State environmental quality agronomist Peter Tomlinson talks about a just-announced research initiative, aimed at sustaining beef cattle grazing in the central and southern plains in the midst of climate extremes...the USDA has granted over $9 million to K-State and other area universities in support of this project.

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 wildlife specialist Charlie Lee talks about a "patterned" approach to brush management on Kansas range and pasture lands, with the objective of preserving habitat for upland game bird species.
 

K-State entomologist J.P. Michaud talks about the impact of the cold spring on likely insect pressure in row crops this summer, saying that the balance between damaging insects and beneficial insects has been thrown off-kilter.

K-State crops and soils specialist Doug Shoup talks about double-cropped forage on wheat ground following harvest, looking at the forage production attributes of several options, including forage sorghums, sudangrass, crabgrass and the so-called cover crops.
 

The state director of the Farm Service Agency, Adrian Polansky, reminds landowners of the forthcoming general enrollment for the Conservation Reserve Program, stressing that this may be the last general C-R-P opportunity offered for some time....he also, talks about the possibility of emergency haying and grazing of C-R-P in those still-dry parts of Kansas this summer.
 

K-State livestock economist Glynn Tonsor offers this week's cattle market analysis: he shares his latest beef demand index calculations, which show a favorable beef consumption trend, and looks at central and northern plains pasture conditions and the potential impact on cattle numbers.
 

In today's agricultural news, the state statistician for Kansas Agricultural Statistics, Jason Lamprecht, reviews the just-released Bluestem Pasture Report, which provides information on pasture lease rates in the Flint Hills region. Also, this week's Tree Tales with Kansas Forest Service watershed forester Billy Beck. 

For this week's Kansas 4-H segment, K-State 4-H specialist Diane Mack encourages 4-H adult project leaders to start planning out summer project activities right away.
 

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

K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien previews the USDA's May world grain supply and demand report coming out this morning, as part of his weekly commentary on the grain market trends.

K-State agronomist Nathan Nelson tells of his new research project, which will refine a method of evaluating phosphorus loss from crop fields, called the phosphorus index...this will provide producers better guidance in nutrient application management, while also addressing phosphorus load issues in surface water resources.
 

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

K-State wheat disease specialist Erick DeWolf has the latest on disease pressure on the Kansas wheat crop, and talks about making a sound economic decision on wheat fungicide use in the weeks ahead.

K-State agronomist Kraig Roozeboom remarks on the consequences of planting corn in wet soils, as many producers are angling for any window of planting opportunity right now.
 

K-State cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber discusses numerous things for the herd manager to monitor during the spring breeding season, in terms of both bull fertility and cow heat cycles...a mis-step in either case can end up very costly to the producer.
 

For this week's horticulture segment, K-State horticulturist Ward Upham covers a variety of topics, including using plastic mulch to promote greater garden tomato production.

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

A rundown of the top-placing teams and individuals at the 2013 Kansas FFA Career Development Events in Agriculture, which just concluded on the K-State campus.
 

Agricultural policy specialist Brad Lubben of the University of Nebraska comments on the re-opening of the farm bill debates, with mark-up in both the House and Senate agriculture committees slated to take place next week...he'll talk about what's new on the table, concerning the commodity title of the bill.
 

A USDA research geneticist based in Manhattan, Jesse Poland, talks about his current work using remote sensors to conduct high through-put phenotyping of wheat varieties...an approach that will vastly speed up the evaluation of plant traits for wheat breeding programs at K-State and elsewhere.
 

K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee covers the proper approach to re-stocking fish in farm ponds, as dry ponds start to fill up with water again.
 

The director of the International Grains Program at K-State, Mark Fowler, provides the monthly I-G-P update:  he talks about the upcoming grain elevator managers short course for domestic elevator operators, and comments on the widespread interest from foreign wheat buyers on the prospective quality of this year's Kansas wheat harvest.
 

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

K-State beef veterinarian Larry Hollis discusses mineral supplementation for the cow-calf herd now, or soon to be, on summer grass...and why producers should consider using a custom mineral blend to avoid the mineral deficiency problems that arose from last year's poor pasture conditions.
 

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

K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek looks at fly control for the cow-calf herd going to grass...why rotating among different kinds of insecticidal ear tags is important, and the duration of control that the producer can reasonably expect from those tags.
 

Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University offers his insight on the cattle market trends, pointing to a landmark achieved by the boxed beef market last week, and what that suggests about domestic beef demand as the summer comes on.
 

For this week's Kansas 4-H segment, K-State 4-H specialist Jim Adams has the details on the 2013 Kansas 4-H Geology Field Trip coming up in early June in Ellis County.