Jenny Ifft

Agricultural policy, crop insurance, non-traditional finance

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

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1603 Old Claflin Place
Manhattan , KS  66506
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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
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
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
Use of Feeder Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance in Kansas

ARPC White Paper 2026–04. Agricultural Risk Policy Center, North Dakota State University. 

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/391398?v=pdf

February 10, 2026
How ARC, PLC, and Crop Insurance Work Together in Modern Farm Risk Management February 6, 2026
Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Options

Jenny Ifft, K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, explains the supplemental coverage option and enhanced coverage option and what has changed since last year.

January 19, 2026
2026 Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Payment Calculator

This calculator will show SCO and ECO payments based on final county yields and harvest price for a farmer's underlying crop insurance contract.

January 13, 2026
Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO): Program Changes and Considerations for the 2026 Crop Insurance Decision January 7, 2026
Kansas Yield Correlation Tool

 

December 9, 2025