976 – Grain Market Update … Active Insect Pests

<ul> <li><strong>Grain Market Update</strong></li> <li><strong>Active Insect Pests</strong></li> <li><strong>Wheat Harvest Update</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 passes along his latest price probability projections for corn and soybeans for the marketing year, and talks about how the row crop markets are fully attuned to this weekend's weather in the Corn Belt, during his weekly segment on the grain market trends</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:11:50 – Active Insect Pests:</strong><strong> </strong>K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth alerts producers about the presence of green cloverworms in soybeans, blister beetle swarms in alfalfa, and grasshoppers just about everywhere...and what should, or shouldn't, be done about these respective pests</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:22:50 –</strong> <strong>Wheat Harvest Update:</strong> Today's Kansas wheat harvest update features Extension agricultural agent Allen Baker of Wichita County in west-central Kansas. Plus, this week’s Wheat Scoop</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:30:50 – 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 privat