Government payments push Kansas farm income higher in 2025 amid global uncertainty

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Kansas farm income in 2025 is expected to be the second highest in the past 20 years, bolstered by government payments that addressed weather challenges and depressed crop prices. (Kevin Hardy/Stateline)

Kansas farm income in 2025 is expected to be the second highest in the past 20 years, bolstered by government payments that addressed weather challenges and depressed crop prices. (Kevin Hardy/Stateline)

Data shared at a Kansas farm income webinar Tuesday tracked the sales for livestock and crop farmers. (Screen capture)

Data shared at a Kansas farm income webinar Tuesday tracked the sales for livestock and crop farmers. (Screen capture)

TOPEKA — Kansas farm income in 2025 is expected to be among the strongest in the last 20 years, bolstered by $2 billion in government payments for depressed crop prices and weather conditions, an agricultural economics expert said Tuesday.

“If you look at the inflation-adjusted farm income for 2025, it’s by far the largest we’ve seen in several years,” said Jennifer Ifft, professor and extension sp…