Jenny Ifft

Agricultural policy, crop insurance, non-traditional finance

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair
Kansas State University

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Manhattan , KS  66506
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Documents & Presentations by Jenny Ifft
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National Estimated 2025/2026 PLC Payments

This paper has estimates of 2025 PLC payments to be made by Farm Service Agency in October of 2026.

May 1, 2026
Flinchbaugh Center: Farm Bill Factors

Part of the Clearing the Air podcast with K-State's Jenny Ifft and Eric Atkinson along with Brad Lubben and Mark Edelman as well as special guest Tara Smith chat about the Farm Bill and what they are currently seeing for it. 

May 1, 2026
State-Level Exposure to Tariffs

A conversation with K-State's Jenny Ifft, Cornell University's Wendong Zhang and the Ohio State University's Seungki Lee has them discussing how tariffs can disrupt states differently across the U.S., with examples of how states could be impacted uniquely and what neighbors usually contribute to the most concern.

April 30, 2026
Working In Extension

K-State's Jenny Ifft, Cornell University's Wendong Zhang and the Ohio State University's Seungki Lee explain how their background has impacted their work in Extension.

April 28, 2026
Kansas Estimated 2025/2026 PLC Payments

This paper has estimates of 2025 PLC payments to be made by Farm Service Agency in October of 2026.

April 27, 2026
U.S. Biofuels

Part of a "Clearing the Air" podcast episode from the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy has Jenny Ifft, Mark Edelman and Scott Irwin discussing biofuels in the U.S.

April 9, 2026
Crop Insurance Price Discovery

Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, discusses the completed price discovery for crop insurance. 

March 2, 2026
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
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

 

February 18, 2026
Current Kansas Crop Insurance Loss Ratios and Causes of Loss - 2025 Crop Year February 12, 2026