K-State agricultural economist Dan O'Brien talks about the influence
of the economic troubles in Europe on the U.S. commodity markets, as
one topic in this week's analysis of the grain trades


Comprising today's Kansas wheat harvest update are two reports from
county Extension agricultural agents Mike Dewall of Commanche County
and Joni James of Harvey County


An area specialist with the USDA's Office of Rural Development based
in south-central Kansas, Tom Finger, talks about the USDA'S Community
Facilities Program, which just approved financial support for
construction of a new health care facility in a southern Kansas town


And state climatologist Mary Knapp of K-State recaps the week in
Kansas agricultural weather, and looks ahead to next week's forecast


Agriculture Today is broadcast each weekday morning at 10:00 on KFRM
Radio, Clay Center (550 AM) and KLOE Radio, Goodland (730 AM), which
collectively reach 75 counties in Kansas, parts of southern Nebraska,
eastern Colorado and northern Oklahoma...the broadcast can also be
heard over the K-State Radio Network website. Also see Agriculture Today
Radio archives.


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Story by: Eric Atkinson
agguy@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News