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(Dis)economies of Scale on the Family Farm
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Crop Insurance Workshop November 4 in Grand Island
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Veterinary Drug Residue Regulations in Major U.S. Export Markets
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Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool
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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
Rural Nebraska's Perspective on Trade Policy: 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll Webinar
Oct. 9 at noon CT
Trade policy decisions made in Washington, D.C., often have direct effects on Nebraska’s rural communities. The 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll asked participants what factors they believe should carry the most weight in shaping U.S. trade policy.
This webinar will offer an overview of the poll data and analysis of the sentiments of rural Nebarskans about trade policy, with discussion of possible implications. The session will end with time for questions from the audience.
The webinar is a presentation of Rural Prosperity Nebraska, the Center for Agricultural Profitability, and the Yeutter Institute.
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.
Quicken for Farm and Ranch Record-Keeping
This online course leads users through hands-on sessions to develop a simple set of financial records and reports using Quicken and is geared toward farmers, ranchers, and agricultural business managers.
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.
