Brad Lubben

Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center

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Work Filley Hall (FYH) 207A
Lincoln NE 68583-0922
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Work 402-472-2235 On campus, dial 2-2235
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Brad Lubben is an Extension Associate Professor, Policy Specialist, and Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has nearly 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and extension, focusing on agricultural policy and agricultural economics and working in Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska. Brad's expertise includes federal farm policy and agricultural policy development and risk management education. Brad grew up on a grain and livestock farm near Burr, southeast of Lincoln and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University.

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Field Updates

May 23, 2008

Regional drought map
Conditions in Nebraska's Panhandle range from abnormally dry to extreme drought, a concern for Nebraska's wheat crop. (Source: National Drought Monitor)

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Farm Bill Positive for Western Nebraska Sugar Beet, Bean Growers - UNL Economist

May 23, 2008

The 2008 Farm Bill contains some positive news for sugar beet and dry edible bean producers in western Nebraska, according to a University of Nebraska-Lincoln economist. Congress voted Thursday to override President Bush's veto of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act.

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UNL Ag Economist: Ethanol Behind About 1.2% of U.S. Food Price Hike

May 23, 2008

Ethanol's increasing demand for corn is responsible for about 1.2% of the increase in U.S. food prices during the last two years, a UNL agricultural economist estimates. However, Richard Perrin said, in poorer parts of the world, ethanol's impact on food prices likely is much higher — perhaps accounting for as much as 15% of rising prices.

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UNL Offers New Turfgrass and Landscape Management Major

May 23, 2008

A new turfgrass and landscape management major at UNL will offer students more insight into the two disciplines.

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