967 – Grain Market Update … Hog Rations Conversion

<ul> <li><strong>Grain Market Update</strong></li> <li><strong>Hog Rations Conversion</strong></li> <li><strong>Ag news and Wheat Harvest Report</strong></li> <li><strong>Kansas Agricultural Weather</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>00:01:00 – Grain Market Update:</strong> K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien looks ahead to the USDA's crop acreage report coming out next week. He also comments on wheat prices holding their ground as the Kansas harvest is well underway</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:11:56 – Hog Rations Conversion:</strong><strong> </strong>K-State swine nutritionist Mike Tokach talks about making the conversion from corn to wheat in hog rations. He says that the economics are very much in favor of making that switch. He also goes over several important wheat feeding management considerations</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:22:49 –</strong> <strong>Ag news:</strong> Eric Atkinson covers the day’s agricultural news headlines, plus today's Kansas wheat harvest report with Sedgwick County Extension agricultural agent Jeff Seiler</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:30:25 – Kansas Agricultural Weather:</strong> K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather</p> <p> </p> <p>Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to <a href="mailto:ksrenews@ksu.edu">ksrenews@ksu.edu</a>.</p> <p>Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.</p> <p> </p> <p>K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, are