Community Supported Enterprises -- Preparing for the Future
The Bayard Grocery store made headline news in Nebraska the end of January with the announcement of its upcoming closure. Unfortunately, a grocery store closing is not uncommon in Nebraska or across the United States. A North Dakota study from the state’s association of rural electric cooperatives in 2017 found that in communities with 2,100 people or fewer, there are 98 full-service grocery stores, down from 137 in 2014. In addition, A PEW Trusts article in October 2019, further addresses the nationwide challenge of rural grocery store closures. Challenges include decreased population, competition from superstores (i.e., Walmart), and rural food distribution.
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2021 Cornhusker Economics
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- Strategically Making Your Farm or Ranch Profitable by Matt Stockton (February 17)
- Payroll Protection Program Increases Eligibility by Marlyn Schlake and Austin Duerfeldt (February 10)
- Nebraska Land Link by Allan Vyhnalek and Jessica Groskopf (February 3)
- 2021 Nebraska Crop Budgets Review by Glennis McClure (January 27)
- Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska Working Together for Local Food by Margaret Milligan (January 20)
- Why Do People Follow Popular, or Fad, Diets? by Chris Gustafson (January 13)
- Relationships between Community Resilience and Perceived Community Outcomes by Rebecca Vogt (January 6)
2020 Cornhusker Economics
- Surviving Variable Yields and Prices by Kara Zimmerman, Cory Walters, Jessica Groskopf, Matt Stockton & Kate Brooks (December 16, 2020)
- The Livestock Indemnity Program: A Case for Managing Risk with Good Recordkeeping by Jay Parsons (December 9, 2020)
- The Economy, the Stock Market, and a Bucket of Chicken by Tim Myer (December 2, 2020)
- 2020 Nebraska Ballot Issues -- Election Results by J. D. Aiken (November 18, 2020)
- Tax Planning 2020 by Austin Duerfeldt (November 11, 2020)
- Seasonal Forecast Based Preharvest Hedging by Eric D. Hunt, Cory Walters, Toni Kemm and Iyore Eronmwon (November 4, 2020)
- Pork in the Future: The New Futures and Options Contracts on Pork Cutout by Fabio Mattos (October 28, 2020)
- The Economic Impacts of Social Activism in Food Markets by Anubrata Deka, Emie Yiannaka and Konstantinos Giannakas (October 21, 2020)
- Corruption and Cooperative Organizations by Konstantinos Giannakas and Murry E. Fulton (October 14, 2020)
- Distillers Grains Pre, During, and Post COVID-19: Ongoing Recovery and Strucura Demand Impications by Daniel Gertner and Elliott Dennis (October 7, 2020)
- Drop Yield Growth along the 41st Parallel: Contributions of Environmental vs. Human-Controlled Factors by Federico Trindade, ilyan E. Fulginiti and Richard Perrin (September 30, 2020)
- Community Development in the Time of COVID-19 by Daniela Mattos (September 23, 2020)
- Assumptions (Mistakes) that Parents Make with Estate Plans by Allan Vyhnalek (September 16, 2020)
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Nebraska's Nonprofits by Alice McDonald, Sushant Timalsina, Samuel Waechter-Cass, & John C. Beghin (September 9, 2020)
- Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Basics by Matt Stockton, Daran Rudnick & Chuck Burr (September 2, 2020)
- 2020 Nebraska Property Tax Changes by J. David Aiken (August 26, 2020)
- Annie's Project: Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options by Jessica Groskopf (August 19, 2020)
- Risk Management Needs and Challenges for Agriculture by Bradley D. Lubben (August 12, 2020)
- CARES Act Implications on Tax Planning for Farmers by Tina Barrett (August 5, 2020)
- Estimating a Fair Value for Standing Forage by Jay Parsons, Daren Redfearn, Mary Drewnoski and Robert Tigner (July 29, 2020)
- Historic Analysis of Flooding and Excessive Moisture Across Nebraska and Implications for Agricultural Lease Arrangements in 2020 By Jim Jansen and Jeffrey Stokes (July 22, 2020)
- Coronavirus Food Assistance program (CFAP) Payments for Nebraska Livestock Producers By E. Wesley F. Peterson (July 15, 2020)
- 2020 Nebraska Agricultural Custom Rates with Statewide Survey Summary By Glennis McClure (July 8, 2020)
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- Can Commodity Prices Be Negative? Revisiting the Events in the Crude Oil Market in April By Fabio Mattos (June 17, 2020)
- Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments for Nebraska Corn and Soybean Producers By Anil Giri, E. Wesley Peterson and Sankalp Sharma
- Impact of COVID-19 on Demand for Distillers Grains from Livestock Operations By Daniel Gertner and Elliott Dennis
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Nebraska's Ethanol Industry By John C. Beghin and Sushant Timalsina
- Workforce Development in a Post-COVID World: A Grassroots Approach By Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Kristina Bayton, Samantha Guenther and Blayne Sharpe
- North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center By Christine Lockert and Bradley D. Lubben (May 13)
- Nebraska National Agri-Marketing Association and the COVID-19 Effect By Austin Harthoorn and Rosalee Swartz (May 6)
- Economic Impacts of Food Fraud By Syed Imran Ali Meerza, Konstantinos Giannakas and Amalia Yiannaka (April 29)
- Some Economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nebraska By John Beghin (April 22)
- COVID-19, Farm Survival and Decision Making By Cory Walters, Jessica Groskopf and Richard Preston (April 15)
- 2020 CARES Act – Financial Supports for Small Business By Marilyn Schlake (April 8)
- Examining the Role of the Crop Insurance Selling Agent By Nathan Delay, Haley Chouinard, Cory Walters and Philip Wandschneider (April 1)
- Nebraska Women in Agriculture Celebrating 35 Years By Jessica Groskopf (March 25)
- Nebraska Cooperative Development Center Announces Mini-Grant Funding By Charlotte Narjes (March 18)
- Nebraska Farm Real Estate Values Improve Despite Uncertainty in 2020 By Jim Jansen and Jeff Stokes (March 11)
- Safety First Risk Preferences and Post-Harvest Grain Marketing A Context-rich Lab Experiment By Stamatina Kotsakou, Simanti Banerjee, Cory Walters (March 4)
- 2020 Nebraska Property Tax Issues By Dave Aiken (February 26)
- The Three Profit Fundamentals of Agricultural Production By Matt Stockton (February 19)
- 2020 Nebraska Crop Budgets Review By Glennis McClure (February 12)
- Nebraska Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Sales Tax Exemption By Austin Duerfeldt (February 5)
- Internships in Nebraska Agricultural Cooperatives By Greg McKee (January 29)
- Comparison of 2018 and 2019 Market Facilitation Program Payments for Nebraska Producers By Anil Giri, Wes Peterson and Sankalp Sharma (January 22)
- How Emotions Affect Farm and Ranch Succession By Allan Vyhnalek (January 15)
- Celebrating 25 Years of the Nebraska Rural Poll By Becky Vogt (January 8)