Grain Market Update… Herbicide Performance in Cold Weather

• The weekly grain market update

• Herbicide performance in cold weather

• Agricultural news, and the “Kansas Wheat Scoop”

• Kansas agricultural weather…

00:01:30 – Grain Market Update:  K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien looks at the market fundamentals that drove grain prices still higher this past week, most notably the export demand for U.S. grains...he says that producers can expect continued volatility in the markets well into the summer, at least.

00:12:56 – Herbicide Performance in Cold Weather:  K-State weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster takes a look at the recent cold weather, and the potential impact on herbicide applications that had already been put down on crop ground...she talks about whether those cold temperatures likely impeded product performance, which relates directly to the type of herbicide used.

00:24:17 – Ag News:  The day's agricultural news headlines, and the latest “Kansas Wheat Scoop.”

00:32:21 – Kansas Weather:  K-State climatologist Mary Knapp reports on Kansas agricultural weather.

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