{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2290 - Corn has Biggest Story After Reports...Are Blister Beetles Still in Alfalfa?","description":" Up and Down in the Grain Market Cold Weather Influence on Insects Normal October Weather Pattern  &amp;nbsp; 00:01:05 \u2013 Up and Down in the Grain Market: K-State grain economist, Daniel O'Brien, kicks off today's show discussing how the markets reacted to last week's WASDE reports and what grain commodity saw the most change. He also highlights what he sees looking forward.&amp;nbsp; Daniel on AgManager &amp;nbsp; 00:12:05 \u2013 Cold Weather Influence on Insects: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, continues the show as he explains what cold weather does to insects, if blister beetles are likely to still be in alfalfa cuttings and if we will keep seeing armyworms. &amp;nbsp; 00:23:05 \u2013 Normal October Weather Pattern: Concluding the show is Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, talking about what is normal weather for October in Kansas and what is impacting the current weather pattern the most.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to&amp;nbsp;ksrenews@ksu.edu. &amp;nbsp; Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. &amp;nbsp; K\u2011State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well\u2011being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices statewide. Its headquarters is on the K\u2011State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit&amp;nbsp;Extension.ksu.edu. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ","author_name":"Agriculture Today","author_url":"http:\/\/agtodayksu.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43321259\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/43321259"}