1635 - Grain Market Expectations...Fire Reducing Ticks

• WASDE Report Expectations
• Burning Pasture Impacting Tick Populations
• Receiving a Bit of Moisture

 

00:01:05 – WASDE Report Expectations: Dan O’Brien, K-State grain economist, begins today’s show with a grain market outlook. This week he talks about WASDE pre-report expectations and gives an overview of exports.   

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – Burning Pasture Impacting Tick Populations: Keeping the show rolling is K-State veterinary entomologist Cassandra Olds with results from how the timing of burning pasture can affect tick populations differently.

Reducing Tick Populations Through Prescribed Burning

 

00:23:05 – Receiving a Bit of Moisture: K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond finishes today’s show with a weather update. He says while a lot of Kansas received moisture, we should still be watchful of fire dangers.

 

 

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