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Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

aerial photo of crop field and hay bales

March 5, 2025

USDA Reports on Land Values and County-Level Cash Rent Estimates in Nebraska for 2024

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

Map showing Nebraska ag land values as of Feb. 1, 2017

March 15, 2017

Report: Agricultural Land Values Decline an Average of 10%

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

Map of Nebraska real estate values

June 30, 2017

2017 Farm Real Estate Report Details Price Decline

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

Figure 1. The 2018 statewide average market value of farmland in Nebraska, at $2,745 per acre, declined 3% from a year ago. Average values decreased in all eight districts. (Source: Preliminary report from the 2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey)

March 15, 2018

Nebraska Average Ag Land Value Drops 3% from 2017

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

cropwatch graphic

January 8, 2018

Trends in Nebraska Land Values and Cash Rents 2017-2018

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance

Average value of Nebraska farmland as of February 1, 2018. Links to full article.

June 22, 2018

2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Report

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

Pie chart showing entities responsible for maintaining irrigation systems as part of cash leases

August 16, 2018

2018 Cash Lease Adjustments on Irrigation Equipment for Cropland Rental Arrangements in Nebraska

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance

Economics of the Capitalization Rate for Farmland. Links to full article

November 7, 2018

The Economics of the Capitalization Rate for Farmland

By Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance, Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

KC Federal Reserve Chart of farm loan volume by purpose for the third quarter of 2018.

January 9, 2019

Nebraska Cropland Rental Rates and Financial Trends 2019

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance

Bar graph showing distribution of lease types across Nebraska regions.

January 25, 2019

Trends in Nebraska Agricultural Land Ownership and Rental Patterns

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Kate Brooks - Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics