Farm and Ranch

Irrigation Cost Calculator

Introductory Video

An eight-minute video that demonstrates how to use the Irrigation Cost Calculator

Decision Aid

A Web-Based app for calculating the costs for owning and operation a center pivot system. It has a feature that allows producers sharing a system to determine an equitable distribution of expenses.

Budgets

Crops

Individual crop budgets available for: alfalfa, corn, corn silage, dry beans, grain sorghum, grass, grass hay, oats, pasture, millet, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, sunflowers, wheat, input costs.  Budgets are available in .pdf and Excel formats.

Agriculture's Impact in Nebraska

Study Authors

Bruce Johnson, Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics

Eric Thompson, Director
Bureau of Business Research

Anil Giri, Graduate Student
Department of Agricultural Economics

Nebraska Farm Real Estate

2021 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Report

The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by 6% over the prior year to an average of $2,895 per acre, according to the 2021 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey. This improvement marks the second consecutive gain in the market value of agricultural land in Nebraska since 2019.