Glennis McClure

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Work Filley Hall (FYH) 303B
Lincoln NE 68583-0922
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Glennis McClure joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Agricultural Economics as an Extension Educator for Farm and Ranch Management Analytics in November, 2017. Responsibilities in this position include publishing livestock and crop enterprise budgets, surveying and publishing the Farm Custom Rates Guide, and assisting with special economic analyses in the department.<br><br>Glennis joined the University of Nebraska after a three year stint as Executive Director and then Senior Development Coordinator at NGage, the economic development organization serving Beatrice and Gage County, Nebraska. Prior to NGage, Glennis served as Vice President and Program Manager for the Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF). NEF is a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides loan capital to small businesses and programs.<br><br>Other career experiences include a two year appointment as the Senior Community Affairs Advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Omaha Branch. From 1999 to 2006, Glennis served as a business specialist and co-director of the REAP program, and earlier in her career taught agri-business at Southeast Community College and was a farm business consultant with the Nebraska Farm Business Association (NFBA). While with the NE Farm Business Association, Glennis worked with sixty farm families in southeast Nebraska to provide enterprise and whole farm business analysis along with tax management and preparation services.<br><br>Both her Bachelor and Master degrees are from UNL. Glennis currently serves on the Campus Statewide Promotion Committee, Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association board and as an active member of the NCEA Agricultural Section. Other memberships include the Wymore-Blue Springs Area Fund Advisory Committee and Chair of the Southern Gage Kiwanis group. Recent memberships include: Chair of Gage County’s Tourism Advisory Committee (2006 - 2020) and member of the Nebraska Economic Developers Association, treasurer of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church – Wymore (25+ years), Beatrice Rotary, and the University of Nebraska President’s Advisory Committee member (2015-17).<br><br>Glennis resides near Blue Springs on their family farm with her husband Ed. They have 3 married children and seven grandkids.

icon-academic-capEducation

  • MA, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1996
  • BS, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1981

icon-chat-userCourses

  • AECN 896, Special Topics in Agricultural Economics; Enterprise Anlys:Ag Producers, Fall 2022

icon-business-chartResearch & Grants

  • Effective Budgeting, Negotiation, and Management Strategies for Agricultural Land, North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center, April 2020

icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors

  • Excellence in Extension Team Award - Soybean Management Field Days, UNL Extension, 2019

Introduction in CropWatch

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Estimating Cost-of-Production Figures for Panhandle Farmers

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NDA Adds Phragmites To Noxious Weed List Under Temporary Order

April 18, 2008 

On Tuesday the Nebraska Department of Agriculture declared the non-native phragmites an official noxious weed. The statewide designation, which takes effect immediately, is an expansion of a temporary designation issued last year for phragmites within the Republican River basin.

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Controlling Musk Thistle

April 18, 2008 

Favorable rains last fall and short pastures have created the right conditions for lots of thistles this spring.

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Controlling Eastern Redcedars In Pastures

April 18, 2008 

Eastern redcedar trees seem to be exploding in many area pastures. These trees reduce forage production, make animal handling difficult, and encourage pastures to shift from warm-season to cool-season grasses.

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Benefits of Switchgrass for Hay and Forage

April 18, 2008 

Switchgrass has been in the news lately as scientists research various options for biofuels, but amid the headlines don't overlook the benefits of this native warm-season grass for good pasture and hay.

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