1709 - Grain Market Outlook...Wildfire Grants

• Grain Markets Closing Down
• County Wildfire Program Grants
• Mix of Wet and Dry in Kansas

 

00:01:05 – Grain Markets Closing Down: K-State grain economist, Dan O’Brien, gets the show rolling with this week’s grain market update. He explains why the markets are closing downward right now and what is happening in the wheat market overseas. 

Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info

 

00:12:05 – County Wildfire Program Grants: Today’s show continues with Luke Berning, Kansas Forest Service fuels specialist, to share about grants that have been awarded to a few counties in Kansas and how other counties could qualify to apply.

lrberning@ksu.edu 

620-899-8765

 

00:23:05 – Mix of Wet and Dry in Kansas: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, ends the show with a weather update. He says where in Kansas has received more rain and what the extended forecast looks like.

 

 

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