North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
After several years of growing agricultural prosperity and U.S. net farm income that peaked at almost $124 billion in 2013, the most recent forecast from the UDSA Economic Research Service projects net farm income at less than $70 billion for 2019. The six-year cumulative decline since 2013 is primarily due to a drop in commodity prices, a result of growing supplies, and more recently, trade conflicts and declining exports for key commodities. While the aggregate financial position of U.S. agriculture remains relatively strong with an aggregate debt-asset ratio of less than 14% (USDA-ERS, 2019), total debt has grown while profit margins have shrunk, putting more pressure on management decisions and putting more operations at financial risk.
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2019 Cornhusker Economics
- North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center By Christine Lockert, Cheryl Griffith and Brad Lubben (May 15)
- A Successful Year for the Nebraska National Agri-Marketing Association By Austin Harthoorn, Kara Heideman and Rosalee Swartz (May 8)
- Examining the Capacity of Nebraska Rangelands for Cattle Production By Katie Cumming, Jay Parsons, Walter Schacht and Brian Baskerville (May 1)
- Nebraska Cooperative Development Center – Twenty Years Strong By Charlotte Narjes (April 24)
- Nebraska Strong - Social Capital in Action By Marilyn Schlake (April 17)
- The Impact of Different Data Processing Methods on Site-specific Management Recommendation By Taro Mieno, Joe Luck and Zhengzheng Gao (April 11)
- The Role of Insured Bushels and Pre-harvest Hedging for an Eastern Nebraska County Under Rain-fed Growing Conditions By Cory Walters and Richard Preston (April 3)
- Nebraska Women in Agriculture “Take Charge of Change” By Jessica Groskopf (March 27)
- Market Impacts of a Meat Tax By Regan Gilmore and Azzeddine Azzam (March 20)
- Nebraska Farm Real Estate Values Continue Gradual Declines in 2019 By Jim Jansen and Jeff Stokes (March 13)
- Things to Consider before Co-signing a Loan By Dave Aiken (March 6)
- 2019 Nebraska Property Tax-School Funding Issues By Dave Aiken (February 27)
- Three Key Factors to Balance when Choosing a Calving Season Based on Profitability By Matt Stockton and Devin Broadhead (February 20)
- Negotiating Cash Rent: What It Takes to Negotiate Like a Pro By Austin Duerfeldt (February 13)
- Per-ingredient Calorie Information Reduces Calories Ordered More in a Food-Away-from-Home Setting than Information Provided per Item By Chris Gustafson and Eliana Zeballos (February 6)
- Tax Strategies for Farmers and Cooperatives under the New Section 199A By Greg McKee (January 30)
- Trends in Nebraska Agricultural Land Ownership and Rental Patterns By Jim Jansen, Jay Parsons and Kate Brooks (January 23)
- Avoid Family Trouble when Planning Farm/Ranch Succession By Allan Vyhnalek (January 16)
- Examining Preferences for Rural Living and How to Save the Rural Economy By Becky Vogt (January 9)