Learn, Launch, Interact Event to Kick Off 2024 TAPS Competitions
February 29, 2024
The March 21 Kickoff Event is open to the public and will usher in the 2024 TAPS Competition, which features a new soybean contest at ENREEC.
![Quicken is an easy program for people unfamiliar with accounting terms to use, making it a good place to start when changing from a hand-kept cash accounting system to computerized records. Nebraska Extension’s new virtual Quicken course will teach participants how to use the features of the program in a self-paced setting. Woman analyzing spreadsheets and using calculator](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/financial-management-spreadsheets-computer.png?itok=4QGxGSVb)
New Virtual Quicken Course for Farm and Ranch Record-keeping Offered by Nebraska Extension
February 27, 2024
The course will lead users through hands-on sessions to develop a simple set of financial records and reports using Quicken, with exercises based on a case farm to walk through practical applications.
Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for March
February 27, 2024
Nebraskans can attend a free, in-person farm finance and ag law clinic in Fairbury or Norfolk in March, or call to arrange a virtual/phone appointment.
![Historical farmland data for Nebraska is available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/5712m6524" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Nebraska cropland in aerial view](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/farm-aerial.png?itok=Lo4IJ-f9)
Nebraska Farm Numbers Lower in 2023
February 27, 2024
Nebraska lost 100 farms and ranches throughout 2023, according to USDA NASS's latest report.
![Historical potato stocks data for Nebraska is available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/47429915b" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Russet potatoes in a pile](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/potatoes-russet.png?itok=R31YQnjR)
Nebraska Feb. 1 Potato Stocks
February 27, 2024
Nebraska had 4.40 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Feb. 1, which represents 40% of 2023 production.
![Historical crop values for Nebraska are available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/k35694332" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Mature wheat field](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/wheat.jpeg?itok=m4Bj4s5Y)
Nebraska Crop Values for 2023
February 27, 2024
While the overall value of Nebraska's 2023 crops is down 11% from 2022, the state's winter wheat production value is up 16%.
![Historical crop progress data for Nebraska is available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/8336h188j" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Wheat field](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/wheat_1.jpg?itok=jmkX8CHj)
Crop Progress: Winter Wheat at 60% Good-Excellent Condition
February 27, 2024
As of Feb. 25, winter wheat condition and soil moisture supplies rated slightly below January totals.
![See Nebraska's county level estimates for 2023 row crops <a href="https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/results/ADC4C6DE-45B5-320F-8C15-FBEB6DF2DC54" target="_blank">here</a>. Immature soybean plants in field](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/soybean-field.jpeg?itok=0McSC7mv)
Nebraska County-level Commodity Estimates
February 27, 2024
County-level estimates for 2023 row crops in Nebraska are now available on USDA NASS's Quickstats database.