Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
Brad Lubben
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- Exten Assoc Professor Agricultural Economics University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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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.
University’s TAPS Program Coming Soon to High School Classrooms
October 6, 2022
Nebraska students enrolled in the new, innovative TAPS high school program during its inaugural year will learn about hybrid seed selection and seeding rate, and nitrogen application, in the same decision-making format.
Husker Research Hones in on Sorghum’s Genetic Makeup to Improve Nitrogen Efficiency
October 6, 2022
This new research will focus on increasing sorghum’s fertilizer use efficiency, as well as other aspects of sorghum’s fertilizer use, including nitrogen sensing, signaling and downstream regulatory pathways.
Nebraska Net Farm Income Looks to Remain Strong in 2022 According to New Report
October 6, 2022
Net farm income in Nebraska is projected to remain nearly unchanged from 2021 to 2022, at around $8 billion, whereas the national outlook projects a 6% increase in total U.S. net farm income.
Not All Manure is Created Equal
October 6, 2022
Animal Manure Management Extension Educator Leslie Johnson reviews the different kinds of manure and how the nutrient contents and characteristics of each product differs.
Highboy Cover Crop Interseeding Project
October 6, 2022
Interested producers are encouraged to participate in this new UNL project, wherein researchers are interseeding cover crops into late-season corn to provide additional growth time before winter dormancy.
TAPS Irrigation Season Comes to End Amid Drought
October 6, 2022
Irrigation decisions in the Testing Ag Performance Solutions farm management competitions ranged widely this year, even amid a drought throughout the region.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Forage Drought Recovery, Prussic Acid in Sorghum
October 5, 2022
Extension educators share insights on the drought recovery process for pastures, how to graze forage sorghum species after freezing temperatures and how to capture the best nutrition from grazing crop residue this fall.
2022 Nebraska Small Grain Acreage and Production
October 5, 2022
In comparison to 2021, winter wheat production is down 36% and oat production is down 37%.