1620 - Crop Acreage Projections...Why There are Labor Shortages

• USDA Grain Market Topics
• A Few Things Farmers are Dealing With
• Wildfire Risk with Drier Conditions

 

00:01:05 – USDA Grain Market Topics: Dan O'Brien, K-State grain economist, begins today's show with a grain market update. He talks about crop acreage projections and balance sheets.

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

 

00:12:10 –  A Few Things Farmers are Dealing With: Continuing the show is one of the keynote speakers from the Women Managing the Farm conference, Matt Roberts, as he discusses why people could be dealing with labor shortages and how interest rates haven't been normal for a while.

Terrainag.com

 

00:23:05 – Wildfire Risk Increase with Drier Conditions: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond finishes the show with this week's weather update. He reminds people that as it dries out fire safety needs to be more heavily considered. 

Mesonet's Fire Danger Forecast

 

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