Department of Agricultural Economics

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Join "So You've Inherited a Farm" 2-Part Webinar Feb. 19, 26

February 1, 2018
Those who have inherited farmland or may do so in the future are encouraged to register for a two-part online webinar “So You’ve Inherited a Farm, Now What?” Offered by Nebraska Extension, the webinars will be held in the evenings of Feb. 19 and 26.

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K-State, UNL Join for 2018 Farm Bill Conferences

January 30, 2018

The new 2018 Farm Bill is coming together and experts are beginning to see the form it will take. Starting in February and extending into early March, economists from the Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics are partnering with the University of Nebraska extension to bring the latest information on the new farm bill to a conference near you.

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Farmers Invited to Participate in UNL Custom Rate Survey

January 22, 2018
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Economics is asking farmers and ranchers for help in compiling its annual report on Nebraska Farm Custom rates.

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Sharpen Your Management Skills at the Nebraska Women in Ag Conference Feb. 22-23

January 19, 2018
Women in the agricultural industry looking to improve their business management skills are encouraged to attend the 2018 Women in Agriculture Conference Feb. 22-23 in Kearney. Topics will focus on managing financial, market, production, human and legal risk. Registrations made by Feb. 13 are discounted.

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Glennis McClure

McClure Joins Extension as Farm Management Analytics Educator

December 15, 2017
The new Extension Educator for Farm and Ranch Management Analytics is Nebraska native Glennis McClure. With a 100% appointment in Nebraska Extension, her responsibilities will include livestock and crop enterprise budgets, farm custom rates guide, and special economic analyses as requested.

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Combining dry beans in western Nebraska

Nebraska Farm Custom Rate Survey Participants Requested

December 15, 2017
Nebraska custom operators are invited to take part in the 2018 Nebraska Farm Custom Rate Survey. Results for the 2018 survey will be published mid-2018.

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Grain marketing graphic

Developing a Grain Marketing Plan in 5 Easy Steps

October 6, 2017
If you didn’t know where to start or thought developing your own grain marketing plan was too difficult, check out these tips for writing and using a plan throughout the year to meet your goals.

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Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease

August 2, 2017
Some farm leases are not written, but are verbal or "handshake" agreements, the details of which may be remembered differently by both parties. This article addresses the deadline for giving termination notice for crop land leases (Sept. 1), how the requirements differ for crop and pasture lands, and links to sample written leases.

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