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Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Center pivot irrigating green corn beside cracked, dry soil under hazy sky.

February 16, 2026

Irrigation Water Availability and Risk Management Considerations for 2026 Crops

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist, Jessica Groskopf - Former Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist

Digital graphics overlaying a vibrant cornfield at sunrise.

June 26, 2026

Can AI Improve Farm Decision-Making? Evidence and Tradeoffs

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Tractor pulling a red planter across a dry, residue-covered field, kicking up dust under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

February 6, 2026

Base Acres Explained: How They Compare to Planting on Nebraska Farms

By Jessica Groskopf - Former Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist, Anastasia Meyer - Agricultural Economist and Extension Instructor

field of corn

April 17, 2025

Strategically Insuring Your Farm: The Rise of Micro-Captive Insurance

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Nebraska map showing risk levels of irrigated corn production in Nebraska, based on insurance data

July 13, 2016

Nebraska Corn Production Risk by County Using Crop Insurance Data

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist, Jessica Groskopf - Former Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Emily O’Donnell - Graduate Student

USDA winter wheat loan rate by Nebraska county.

September 9, 2016

Price Support for Winter Wheat

By Jessica Groskopf - Former Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Figure 1. 1996-2016 average price index for the Nearby Chicago corn contract.

October 19, 2016

High Corn Ending Stocks and Post-Harvest Marketing Plans

By Jessica Groskopf - Former Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Gordon Nebraska grain elevator

January 27, 2017

Pre-Harvest Marketing Strategies in Years with High Ending Stocks

By Jessica Groskopf - Former Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

cropwatch graphic

March 3, 2017

Projected Corn and Soybean Prices for 2017 Crop Insurance

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

harvesting wheat

March 23, 2017

Costs of Reducing Potential Nitrogen Pollution in Wheat Production

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Screen capture of Elwynn Taylor on using climate data to manage production risk

March 31, 2017

UNL & ISU Climatologists on Using Climate Data to Manage Risk

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist, Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

US map of hail events

May 25, 2017

Hail: Pre- and Post-Event Risk Management Considerations

By Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist, Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist, Tyler Williams - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator