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Which Meat to Eat

Published March 19, 2024

The latest Meat Demand Monitor from February offered up mixed results, says Kansas State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Glynn Tonsor. "For domestic retail demand was up for six of the eight evaluated products. Conversely, February demand for dinner meals…

Rain Brings Some Hope to Kansas

Published June 19, 2023

Drought conditions have begun to improve throughout the state of Kansas. Some winter wheat has been abandoned and yield projections are low, but Kansas State University Extension Agricultural Economist Dan O’Brien said these rains are having an impact. “I guess…

Agriculture Economists Take On Cattle Market Questions

Published June 25, 2021

The three-hour-long cattle market hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee was the first addressing fairness and competition issues since 2019. After cattle producers and agriculture economists shared their statements, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven asked Kansas State University agriculture economist…

Kemin Acquires U.S. Patent for Antimicrobial ASF Control

Published July 14, 2020

Kemin Industries has acquired a U.S. patent application for a liquid antimicrobial to manage African swine fever. New data from Kansas State University says the solution controls transmission of ASF pathogens and mold in livestock feed for up to 21…

KSU Releases New ARC-PLC Spreadsheet

Published November 21, 2019

Kansas State University has released a new trade off spreadsheet that compares potential crop insurance payments at the county level between the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) farm programs. K-State Ag Economist Robin Reid says the…

The Economy and Trade is Concerning for K-State Ag Economist

Published September 30, 2019

Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, agricultural economics professor at Kansas State University, is concerned about two things in agriculture; the American economy as it sits today and the ongoing trade wars. "The American Economy is growing very slowly and there is the…

MFP 2.0 County Rate Variation Still Puzzling Ag

Published August 19, 2019

Sign-up continues for trade mitigation payments via the Market Facilitation Program. Kansas State University Extension Agricultural Economist Monte Vandeever says there’s still some questions how county rates are calculated in this latest MFP. "When I saw the variation between counties,…

Articles tagged under: Kansas State University

Which Meat to Eat

Rain Brings Some Hope to Kansas

Agriculture Economists Take On Cattle Market Questions

Kemin Acquires U.S. Patent for Antimicrobial ASF Control

KSU Releases New ARC-PLC Spreadsheet

The Economy and Trade is Concerning for K-State Ag Economist

MFP 2.0 County Rate Variation Still Puzzling Ag

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