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K-State Extension farm economist, Robin Reid, and Director of the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at K-State, Ashlee Westerhold, highlight and preview the Kansas Landowner Conference and what attendees could learn. 

K-State and Washburn law professor Roger McEowen explains changes for young farmers and ranchers using crop insurance as well as provisions for certain cases of buying and selling farmland.

Jenny Ifft, Brad Lubben and Mark Edelman share their opinions on many economic topics on a recent "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down on the Economy" podcast episode.

Jackson Lindamood, graduate research assistant in K-State's Department of Agricultural Economics, explains how woody encroachment impacts land values.

Dana Woodbury, executive director of the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy, explains the center and the upcoming 2025 Flinchbaugh Forum.

K-State Flinchbaugh agricultural policy chair, Jenny Ifft, breaks down livestock risk protection and how cattle producers can use it as a risk management tool.

This is part of an episode from the Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy as Mark Edelman, Iowa State University; Jenny Ifft, Kansas State University; and Brad Lubben, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, share their opinions on the agricultural economy.

Beginning today’s show is Mark Dikeman, Kansas Farm Management Association executive director, reviewing the 2025 state income summary for Kansas agricultural operations. He discusses what contributed to farm income.

Kansas Farm Management Association economists Dillon Rapp, Glenn Conover, Lindsay Bryant, Jake Grinstead, Craig Althauser and Clay Simons continue the show as they recap what 2024 farm income looked like for their association.