In 2024, several KFMA producers filled out a survey regarding utilization of various conservation practices. The data from this survey has been used for research by Dr. Jenny Ifft and graduate student Delide Joseph to evaluate how conservation practices relate to farm profitibaility. They joined us for this episode of the KFMA podcast to discuss their preliminary findings as well as ideas for future research.

Resources:

https://agmanager.info/events/risk-and-profit-conference/previous-conference-proceedings/2024-risk-and-profit-conference/3

Dr. Jenny Ifft joins us to discuss high coverage crop insurance options available to producers, specifically SCO (Supplemental Coverage Option) and ECO (Enhanced Coverage Option). These are growing in popularity and may become more of a necessity as farmers navigate low margins with the farm economy downturn.

Resources:

SCO and ECO Payment Calculator: https://agmanager.info/crop-insurance/crop-insurance-papers-and-information/2024-supplemental-coverage-option-sco-and

Dr. Ifft's Crop Insurance Presentation: https://agmanager.info/events/kansas-crop-insurance-workshop/2024-kansas-crop-insurance-presentations/high-coverage

A topic that applies to everyone: social security! We receive numerous questions about social security benefits. For this episode, we sat down with David Seymour. David is a Senior Public Affairs Specialist with the Social Security Administration, serving the Kansas City region. He covered many topics, including full retirement age, the earnings limit, disability and survivors' benefits, and much more.

Resources:

https://www.ssa.gov/