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The interdisciplinary Center for Agricultural Profitability is based in the Department of Agricultural Economics. It facilitates faculty research, conducts extension outreach related to agricultural profitability and farm and ranch management and trains undergraduate and graduate students — all to support informed decision-making in agriculture.
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June 26 in Lincoln
Returning to the Farm or Ranch
Estate Planning Workshop for Families
Learn practical strategies for communication, estate and transition planning, financial feasibility, and goal setting with Nebraska Extension and legal professionals.
Next Webinar
UPCOMING WEBINAR
What Are Custom Operators Charging? 2026 Nebraska Custom Rates Insights
June 11
This webinar will present key findings from the newly released 2026 Nebraska Agricultural Custom Rates Report. It will provide insights into current custom service rates across Nebraska and discuss how the information can be used by custom operators, farmers, ranchers, agricultural lenders, and industry professionals.
Conducted every two years, the Nebraska Custom Rates Survey gathers information from agricultural custom operators throughout the state regarding rates charged for machine hire and related agricultural services. The 2026 report includes statewide summaries and detailed information for common field operations, harvest activities, and other agricultural custom work.
Online Courses from CAP
Financial Record-Keeping and Planning
Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options
Covering goal setting, risk management and financial planning. Learn to set specific farming or ranching goals, understand key financial documents and use them to make sound business decisions.
USDA Farm Service Agency
Borrower Training Course
This course assists beginning farmers and ranchers with understanding financial record-keeping and planning has been approved as a borrower training course by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
Self-Paced Course
LLCs for Nebraska Farms and Ranches
The program is designed to help farm and ranch families make informed decisions about whether an LLC is the right structure for their business and avoid costly mistakes.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Training
This course covers covers financial record-keeping and planning and is approved as a tax credit training course by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture as part of its NextGen program.
