Estate Planning: Successfully Transferring Land to the Next Generation

When it comes to land management, one aspect that many landowners often put off for “tomorrow” is planning their estate’s transfer to future generations. However, estate planning is one of the most important actions landowners can take to ensure that one of their greatest assets is handled in a smooth manner once retirement age is […]

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How Will 2014 Crop Input Costs Affect The Bottom Line?

As farmers reach their last rounds in the combine harvesting 2013’s crop, most are already thinking ahead to 2014. One of their top concerns is input costs and how best to manage them to maximize their bottom line. The drought of 2012 and its resultant high-demand and low supply of crops led to high commodity […]

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Nebraska Fall Wheat Planting Update

 Along with corn and soybeans, wheat is one of the top crops in Nebraska. Many Nebraska farmers take advantage of wheat’s unique growing capabilities in order to maximize their land use and profitability. Nebraska is one of the top ten wheat producing states in the country, and Nebraska farmers have produced as many as 84.28 […]

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When is the Right Time to Sell the Farm?

“Don’t sell the farm,” or “I wouldn’t bet the farm on it,” are well-known idioms, and for good reason: They are a very fair representation of the high stakes that accompany such a venture. Over the last decade in Nebraska, with a growing number of farmers and landowners at an advanced age, knowing how to […]

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Fall Tillage on your Land: Pros and Cons

Just as the old adage, “A woman’s work is never done,” rings true, so too could one say this about farmers. With Nebraska farmers at or approaching the midway point of the 2013 harvest, most have already thought ahead to the ways they will manage their fields after the crops are out and before winter […]

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Nebraska Harvest in Full Swing

Combines across Nebraska have been running the month of October, even if the government hasn’t been. With the 17% government shut down, the USDA confirmed that the Crop Estimate and World Supply and Demand report will not be released as usual, since the data analysts and those who compile harvest data from Farm Service Agencies […]

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Nebraska Farm Land Prices: When’s the right time to buy or sell?

It’s a popular topic at every rural coffee shop: Will land values remain this remarkably high? It’s a good question.  With values that have been rising steadily over the last 20 years, and that have seen even larger gains in the last two to five years, farmers and landowners wonder if conditions will remain in […]

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Effects of the US Farm Bill on Landowners and Farmers

Time is running out for Congress to vote on a newly proposed version of the farm bill, leaving some farmers and landowners in limbo when it comes to making decisions regarding varying aspects of their farming enterprises. The farm bill is renewed every 5 years, and has already seen a 1 year extension after it […]

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