Brad Lubben - Extension Ag Policy Specialist

Brad Lubben

Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center

Faculty Bio

Chart of corn prices and safety net program levels

Cornhusker Economics on Farm Programs, Payments and Prospects

October 24, 2018
An analysis of farm program payment rates with information on current programs and the outlook for future support.

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Farm Program Payments and Projections for Nebraska

January 8, 2018
An article from the Proceedings of the 2018 Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinics on Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program payments.

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Farm Program Payments and Projections for Nebraska

October 27, 2017
This week's Cornhusker Economics analyzes farm program payment rates, providing details on the current payments as well as the outlook for future support. As commodity prices have declined from pre-2014 levels, ARC and PLC have become important components of the farm income safety net. Early estimates indicate, however, that this could change next year.

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Table of corn payments for Panhandle Counties

Farm Program Payments and Projections for the Nebraska Panhandle

April 10, 2017

This Panhandle Perspectives column, published by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, offers data and examples specific to western Nebraska.

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Cornhusker Economics: Farm Program Payments and Projections

December 1, 2016
This week's Cornhusker Economics, produced by the Department of Agricultural Economics, looks at the federal Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs—important components of the farm income safety net and the outlook ahead for these programs.

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Marketing Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments

July 8, 2016
For the first time in more than 10 years, wheat growers may need to consider using a loan deficiency payment as part of their marketing plan. Here's how it works.

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