1180 – Information on the Prevent Plant Option for Row Crops … K-State has a Spreadsheet for Running the Numbers on the Prevent Plant Option

<ul> <li><strong>Information on the Prevent Plant Option for Row Crops</strong></li> <li><strong>K-State Has a Spreadsheet for Running the Numbers on the Prevent Plant Option</strong></li> <li><strong>Stop, Look and Listen</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>00:01:00 – Information on the Prevent Plant Option for Row Crops:</strong> Agricultural economist Robin Reid and crop production specialist Lucas Haag of K-State discuss considerations for taking the "prevent plant" option for row crops under crop insurance coverage because of ongoing drought: they talk about the agronomic factors to be weighed, and compare the economics of exercising this option to those of going ahead and planting the crop with the prospect of high market prices ahead</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:12:00 – K-State Has a Spreadsheet for Running the Numbers on the Prevent Plant Option:</strong> Agricultural economist Robin Reid and crop production specialist Lucas Haag of K-State discuss a special K-State spreadsheet producers can use to work up the numbers for their specific crop production situation</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:00 –</strong> <strong>Stop, Look and Listen:</strong> K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his commentary on life in rural Kansas</p> <p> </p> <p>Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to <a href="mailto:ksrenews@ksu.edu">ksrenews@ksu.edu</a>.</p> <p>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 Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.</p> <p> </p> <p>K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment