Farm Management

Good Farmer to Great Manager Classes Coming to York

January 15, 2020
“Good Farmer to Great Manager” Record-keeping classes will teach farmers and ranchers to keep accurate records for their operations. This class will be held in York from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Jan. 23 and Jan. 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the York County Fairgrounds 4-H building (2400 Nebraska Ave).

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Free Farm Finance and Ag Law Clinics this January

December 17, 2019
Free legal and financial clinics are being offered for farmers and ranchers at five sites across the state in January. The clinics are confidential, one-on-one meetings with an agricultural law attorney and an agricultural financial counselor.

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Cornhusker Economics: Accrual Accounting and the Farm Business

December 11, 2019
This article explains conceptual frameworks and two accrual accounting principles: namely, the revenue recognition principle and the matching principle.

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Sample crop production budget for corn

Why Should You Prepare and Use Crop Budgets?

December 4, 2019
The 2020 Crop Production Budgets for Nebraska are now available. They include 80 budgets for 15 crops, available in both PDF and customizable Excel formats.

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Farm and Ranch Employer Seminars This Month

December 2, 2019
Finding, hiring, and retaining quality employees are major challenges for Nebraska agricultural businesses. In December Nebraska Extension will host seminars to help ag employers learn practices to help motivate and empower their employees.

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David Kohl

Ag Economist David Kohl to Speak Dec. 9 in Bruning

November 22, 2019
Agricultural economist David Kohl will be the first speaker in the 2019-2020 Farmers and Ranchers College Series.

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Schedule of Nebrask Extension Risk and Reward ag workshops

New Workshop to Focus on Managing Risk and Reward

November 21, 2019
This workshop shows the importance of using two tools ― a grain marketing plan and crop insurance ― together to aid farm survival.

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Farmland rent workshops graphic

Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshops to Highlight the Latest in Leasing, Real Estate, Succession

November 21, 2019
Presenters have completely revised the land management curriculum for these workshops and encourage landowners and farmers to come and learn about what to expect in the next decade.

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