Documents & Presentations by Jenny Ifft
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Causes of Crop Losses in 2025
Jenny Ifft, Lucas Haag and Tina Sullivan discuss crop insurance loss ratios and the causes of the losses in 2025. |
February 19, 2026 |
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Winter Wednesday Webinar 2 - Farm Safety Nets: Crop Insurance and Government Programs - Slides and Recording
Part 1: Government Programs - Robin Reid Part 2: Crop Insurance - Jenny Ifft
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February 18, 2026 |
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21st Century Production Ag Commission Revisited | Clearing the Air
How can agricultural policy support a secure and affordable food supply and prosperous rural communities while navigating the wide range of interests that shape food and agriculture? In the late 1990s, the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture was convened to take on exactly that task. |
February 16, 2026 | |
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onservation as a Mindset | Josh Ifft
This week, we explored conservation in agriculture through a farmer’s lens, discussing how environmental stewardship and profitability intersect in real-world operations. We examined no-till practices, regenerative agriculture, and how farmers navigate government and private programs to fit their operation and long-term goals. The conversation emphasized gradual change, farmer experience, and the importance of fair financial incentives in building long-term sustainability. |
February 13, 2026 | |
| Current Kansas Crop Insurance Loss Ratios and Causes of Loss - 2025 Crop Year | February 12, 2026 |
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ARC, PLC and Crop Insurance for Producers
Robin Reid, K-State Extension farm economist, and Jenny Ifft, Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discuss Agricultural Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage and crop insurance. They explain the background for these programs and how they have recently shifted, and how producers can learn more about these risk management options. |
February 12, 2026 |
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Use of Feeder Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance in Kansas
ARPC White Paper 2026–04. Agricultural Risk Policy Center, North Dakota State University. |
February 10, 2026 |
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| How ARC, PLC, and Crop Insurance Work Together in Modern Farm Risk Management | February 6, 2026 |
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| The Food Assistance Landscape | Charlotte Ambrozek | February 5, 2026 | |
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Conservation Policy: How did we get here? | Jonathan Coppess
Conservation policy didn’t appear overnight—it emerged in response to crisis and was built on the foundation of the land-grant research and extension system. In this episode of Smoke and Mirrors, Jonathan Coppess joins host Jennifer Ifft to explore the evolution of U.S. agricultural conservation policy, from the Dust Bowl to modern programs like the Conservation Reserve Program and working-lands initiatives such as EQIP. The conversation unpacks how economic pressures, the environmental movement, and political decisions have shaped conservation efforts—and why complexity and funding challenges still limit participation today. |
January 28, 2026 |