FLINCHBAUGH AGRICULTURAL POLICY CHAIR
The Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair honors the legacy of Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh through providing the Chair-holder with a platform to create and sustain knowledge and human capital to inform solutions to current and future agricultural policy challenges.
This work is rooted in the land grant mission through (1) high-quality, problem-focused, and timely applied research (2) educational programs that meet needs of the Kansas and US agricultural sector, and (3) stakeholder engagement and involvement in education, research, and outreach.
The Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair faculty position was funded by Dr. Flinchbaugh’s family, students, colleagues and industry supporters to carry forward his legacy in ag policy education.
“As an agricultural policy economist, I want to help producers, stakeholders, policymakers and others to get the best research available to make important decisions.”
Jennifer Ifft, PhD, Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair
Meet the Chair
Jennifer Ifft
PhD, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair, Kansas State University
Jennifer Ifft is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Policy at Kansas State University. She runs a research and extension program that deals with policy and regulatory issues impacting U.S. and Kansas agriculture. Jennifer has published research on topics like how farm programs and regulations affect farmland values, what influences farmland value, farm labor and management, and crop insurance and farm debt.
Before joining Kansas State, Jennifer was an assistant professor at Cornell University and worked with the USDA Economic Research Service. She has a PhD from UC Berkeley, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She grew up on her family’s farm in central Illinois.
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Current Research and Outreach ActivitiesHigh-quality, problem-focused, and timely applied research Develop educational programs that meet needs of the Kansas and US agricultural sector Stakeholder engagement and involvement in education, research, and outreach
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ValuesRigor: High quality, relevant research, extension, and teaching rooted in the land grant mission Relevance: Work on important questions, even if the question is controversial or difficult to analyze Integrity: there is no such thing as a bad result – inform as opposed to advocate Cooperation: build lasting relationships and collaborations across institutions, fields, and diverse ideological and methodological approaches
ADVISORY BOARD
Jay Armstrong | Producer and Barry Flinchbaugh Center for Ag and Food Policy Board Chair |
Roger Cryan | American Farm Bureau Federation, Chief Economist |
Gregg Doud | National Milk Producers Federation, President & CEO |
Chelsea Good | Livestock Marketing Association, VP Government and Industry Affairs |
Sophia Jorgenson | Legislative Assistant for U.S. Representative Sharice Davids |
Nick Levandofsky | Kansas Farmers Union, Executive Director |
Brad Lubben | University Nebraska-Lincoln, Associate Extension Professor and Agricultural and Public Policy Specialist |
John Newton | Executive Head of Terrain |
Riley Pagett | Deputy Chief of Staff for Representative Tracey Mann |
Maggie Monast | Environmental Defense Fund, Senior Director |
Josh Roe | Kansas Corn, CEO |
Jake Wessel | State Agriculture Representative for U.S. Senator Jerry Moran |