972 – Grain Market Update … Double-Cropped Weed Control

Grain Market Update Double-Cropped Weed Control Wheat Harvest Report Kansas Agricultural Weather

00:01:00 – Grain Market Update: K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien talks about the surge in grain prices following the USDA's crop acreage report earlier this week, and he discusses the weather dynamics that have captured most of the market attention of late, during his weekly commentary on the grain market trends

00:11:55 – Double-Cropped Weed Control: K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster goes over several herbicide recommendations for weed control in double-cropped soybeans and grain sorghum, and she talks about the importance of managing weeds in fallow wheat stubble for the remainder of the summer

00:22:49 – Wheat Harvest Report: Today's Kansas wheat harvest update features Extension agricultural agent Chris Long of the Walnut Creek Extension District, which includes Rush, Ness and Lane counties in west-central Kansas. Plus, this week’s Wheat Scoop

00:30:45 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: Heading into the July 4th holiday weekend, K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather

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