Market Journal Looks at Long-run Crop Price Cycles
December 8, 2017
This week on Market Journal host Jeff Wilkerson talks with Scott Irwin, University of Illinois ag economist, about research on how long-run price cycles could indicate when crop market prices will recover. Wilkerson also talks with Nebraska Extension Plant Pathologist Loren Giesler about selecting soybean traits to reduce disease risk. In 2017 Nebraska soybean farmers produced the state's largest soybean crop in the state's history, he notes, representing the state's fourth record in four years.
Nebraska Crop Production Budgets Updated for 2018
December 6, 2017
The 78 Nebraska Crop Budgets for 2018 include five new budgets relative to corn-soybean rotations and updated costs for inputs, machinery operation, ownership, and service. The budgets are grouped by crop and provided in two formats: PDF and an editable Excel spreadsheet that allows users to customize the budget to reflect their operation.
December Farm Finance and Ag Law Clinics
December 4, 2017
Register in advance for these confidential, one-on-one consultations with ag financial and legal experts.
NASS Reports Winter Wheat Condition 59% Good to Excellent
November 27, 2017
Precipitation was limited and temperatures were warm (averaging 6-15 degrees above normal across the state), allowing for many areas to wrap up corn harvest, according to the November 27 report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Extension Training for Farm Record-Keeping Software
November 27, 2017
Tune up your farm and ranch record-keeping skills at Nebraska Extension training opportunities this December at the Panhandle Research and Education Center in Scottsbluff.
Workshops on Ag Liens, Loans and Leases at 2 Sites this Month
November 20, 2017
A new workshop — "Ag Liens, Loans, and Leases" — will be held at two sites in mid-December to help farmers assessing these aspects of their farm operation and management.
Farmers and Ranchers College Opens with David Kohl Dec. 7
November 17, 2017
Risk management and beef production lead the workshop topics for the 2017-18 Farmers and Ranchers College.
2 Grain Marketing Workshops Cancelled Due to Harvest Delays
November 13, 2017
Due to delayed harvest, two November Grain Marketing Workshops have been cancelled and are expected to be rescheduled for January. The workshops were to be held Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Wayne and Wednesday, Nov. 15 at O'Neill.