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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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Next Webinar
UPCOMING WEBINAR
Agricultural Economic and Financial Outlook
Feb. 12 at noon CT
With: Nathan Kauffman, Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive and Executive Director of the Center for Agriculture and the Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Economic conditions in U.S. agriculture reflect a continuing divergence across sectors as livestock markets—particularly cattle—provide support while crop prices and margins remain under pressure. Elevated input costs, limited profit opportunities, and shifting credit conditions continue to shape producers’ decisions and industry prospects, placing increased focus on financial management, risk exposure, and balance sheet resilience.
The webinar will cover current economic and financial conditions for agriculture, trends in lending activity and financial position, and the outlook for interest costs and financial management for 2026.
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.
