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Jenny Ifft discusses the history of the farm bill and its various components over several weeks for "Agriculture Today, with Shelby Varner on the K-State Radio Network, in June, July and August of 2023. The entire series and each separate interview are below:

Entire series (1-9)

Individual segments: 

1 - Before the First Farm Bill - June 6, 2023

2 - The Farm Bill During the Great Depression - June 13, 2023

3 - The Farm Bill During the Eisenhower Administration - June 20, 2023

4 - The Farm Bill in the 1960s and 1970s - June 27, 2023

5 - The Farm Financial Crisis - July 5, 2023

6 - The Farm BIll and Ag Policy in the 1990s - July 18, 2023

7 - Farm Policy in the 2000s - July 11, 2023

8 - Farm Bill Conservation Programs - July 25, 2023

9 - The Farm Bill and Commodity Credit Corporation - August 8, 2023 (with Roger McEowen)

Kansas Farm Management Association economists Chelsea Plummer and Bob Kohman provide information about recent work they did to learn more about machinery investments and cost structures. 

K-State law professor, Roger McEowen, and K-State agriculture policy specialist, Jenny Ifft, discuss Commodity Credit Corporation Loans and how they relate to the farm bill.

Rich Llewelyn, K-State Extension assistant, provides information about two upcoming events. He shares details on the Risk and Profit Conference and Ag Lenders Conferences.

Terry Griffin, K-State precision agricultural economist, and Kathy Draeger from the University of Minnesota, discuss how things happening in space could impact earth and agriculture. They say we are likely nearing another event.

Ashlee Westerhold, the director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, continues the show with an opportunity for north central Kansas producers to learn more about farm and ranch transitioning.

Jenny Ifft, K-State agriculture policy specialist, continues the show with history about agriculture policy and the farm bill. She talks about the 1980s farm financial crisis and freedom to farm. 

Beginning today’s show is Jenny Ifft, K-State agricultural policy specialist, with history about the farm bill and agriculture during the 1960s and ‘70s. She explains the great grain robbery and government cheese during this time.