For Producers
Day-to-day you face a changing business environment and we understand your need for up-to-date information to assist you in making efficient and ethical business decisions. We've put together conferences and other Extension programs geared to your business needs in addition to your time and geographical constraints.
Kansas Farm Management Association
With more than 70 years of experience serving producers, the Kansas Farm Management Association (KFMA) maintains a long term commitment to Kansas agriculture. Twenty-Five KFMA Economists, who are faculty members in the Department of Agricultural Economics, comprise the professional staff of the KFMA program. The Economists work cooperatively with farm families to provide members with production and financial management information that can be used when making farm business and family decisions.
Risk and Profit Conference
The annual conference hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics that provides an opportunity for key agricultural decision makers to interact with each other and with faculty. For more information, contact Rich Llewelyn at rvl@k-state.edu
Ag Lenders Conferences
K-State’s annual Agricultural Lenders Conferences, in Garden City and Manhattan, are designed to provide the Kansas financial community with updates on current agricultural topics.
Kansas Crop Insurance Workshop
This workshop in Salina is for crop insurance agents, agricultural lenders, marketing consultants, and other farm/ranch consultants and will help their clients make more profitable risk management decisions. Farmers and ranchers will apply the information to their own decisions.
RAM (Risk-Assessed Marketing) Workshops
These workshops introduce producers to an integrated marketing/production management approach that combines both crop insurance and alternative marketing techniques.
Lease Workshops
This series of day-long workshops is offered throughout Kansas to help landlords and tenants manage the risk associated with rental arrangements.
Ag Profitability Conferences
Multi-county conferences presenting agricultural economics information to producers. Each conference is sponsored by county extension services.
Master of Agribusiness
The award-winning Master of Agribusiness degree program at Kansas State University is an online, business-focused master's degree for professionals working in the food, agribusiness and animal health industry.
