Ag Finance

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Improve your grain marketing skills by attending a Nebraska Extension workshop on Jan. 31 in Crawford or Feb. 7 in Oshkosh. More resources on grain marketing can be found here.

Nebraska Extension to Host Grain Marketing Workshops in Crawford, Oshkosh

January 18, 2024
Real audio and video examples of grain market analysts will be used during the workshops to help producers decode market lingo and hone their marketing skills.

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Benson Bounty presents ‘Planting a Profitable Pollinator Habitat with Native Nebraska Plants,’ a SARE-funded project that explored the profitability of growing native perennial plants and marketing them through a variety of channels. (Photo by Sydney Seh)

Registration is Open for the Annual Local Food and Healthy Farms Conference

January 4, 2024
This year's conference features more than 30 sessions on agricultural and local food systems, including farm financial and transition planning, farm skills, field crops, livestock, farm and food policy, and more.

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Though the farm finance and ag law clinics are offered monthly at sites across Nebraska, remote sessions are another option — call the number below to arrange a one-on-one meeting via phone or virtual platform.

Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for January 2024

December 19, 2023
Nebraskans can attend a free, in-person farm and ag law clinic in January 2024, or call to arrange a virtual/phone appointment. 

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For more webinars on farm and ranch management, profitability, economics and farm survival for producers and ag industry professionals, visit the Center for Agricultural Profitability website.

2023 Income Tax Updates for Farmers and Ranchers

December 1, 2023
This webinar reviews 2023 tax considerations for ag producers, including crop insurance, deferral options for livestock sales, potential law changes and more.

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Though the farm finance and ag law clinics are offered monthly at sites across Nebraska, remote sessions are another option — call the number below to arrange a one-on-one meeting via phone or virtual platform.

Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for December

November 29, 2023
The final farm finance and ag law clinic for 2023 will be hosted in Norfolk on Dec. 15.

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All workshops during Ag SmartMoney Week are free to attend, but registration is encouraged. See details below.

‘Ag SmartMoney Week’ Offers Free Webinars, Workshops for Ag Producers to Improve Management Skills

November 2, 2023
The series will include three in-person workshops and seven webinars covering topics related to risk management, estate and transition planning, land leasing and rental rates, human resources and technology.

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Participants are encouraged to attend all three workshops, as each will review different tax fundamentals and information.

Virtual Workshop Series to Cover Tax Basics, Strategies for Midwestern Women in Ag

October 26, 2023
The workshops will cover a wide range of tax topics for ag producers, including Schedule F forms, claiming deductions, tax strategies to shift income and lower tax bills, and compliance requirements.

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The latest farm income webinar from the Center of Ag Profitability features discussion by Brad Lubben, UNL associate professor and extension policy specialist, and Scott Brown, associate professor and interim director of the University of Missouri's Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center.

Webinar: Nebraska and U.S. Farm Income Update and Outlook

October 18, 2023
Ag finance experts provide an analysis of the latest farm income situation, including factors for the rising net farm income in Nebraska this year.

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