Nebraska Land Link Podcasts

With: Jay Parsons, Professor and Director, Center for Agricultural Profitability. 

Strong land partnerships are built on more than logistics. They are built on shared values and a clear sense of purpose. This episode dives into how to define your values and create a mission statement that reflects what matters most to you. This clarity can help guide decisions, strengthen communication, and set the foundation for long-term success for both the landowner and land seeker.  

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability website linked below. 

Produced by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link Intern

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With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus. 

One of the most critical parts of any successful land transition is communication and negotiation. These conversations can shape not just your agreement but your tong-term relationship as both a land owner and land seeker. This episode walks us through how to approach tough conversations, align expectations early, and build agreements that are rooted in trust, clarity and shared goals.

Produced by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link Intern

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With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus. 

Generational differences show up in many ways during land transitions. From communication styles to risk tolerance, these differences can either create friction or become a strength. In this episode Vyhnalek gives us tips on how to better understand different generations, bridge those gaps, and turn generational diversity into a foundation for stronger, more resilient partnerships.

Produced by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link Intern

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With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus. 

Are you a landowner thinking about the future of your operation, but don’t have a clear successor? This episode will walk you through how to apply for the Nebraska Land Link program as a landowner. It covers what information you need, how the matching process works, and how to position yourself to find the right fit for your land and legacy.

Produced by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link Intern

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With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus. 

Breaking into agriculture can be one of the greatest challenges for beginning farmers and ranchers, especially when it comes to accessing land. This episode walks you through applying to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Land Link Program. It guides you through how to prepare your application, clearly communicate your goals and experiences, and put your best foot forward in the matching process.

Produced and hosted by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link Intern

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With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus. 

Before entering any land transition, one of the most important steps is setting clear goals. This episodes talks through how to define your priorities around topics like financial return, conservation, legacy, and supporting the next generation. It also shares how these goals can guide better decisions throughout the process.

Produced and hosted by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link intern.

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With: Anastasia Meyer and Jessica Groskopf, agricultural economists, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability

Nebraska's Land Link program connects land seekers with landowners who are ready to transition their farm or ranch to the next generation, and you don't have to come from an agricultural background to find a match. Anastasia Meyer and Jessica Groskopf, who lead much of the Land Link work through Nebraska Extension, explain how off-farm experience can translate well in a transition relationship when a land seeker knows how to communicate those skills clearly. They walk through what landowners are really looking for in an applicant, why a detailed and thoughtful application matters more than most people realize, and how to set realistic expectations going into the process.

Produced by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link intern.

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With: Anastasia Meyer and Jessica Groskopf, agricultural economists, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability

Farm transitions involve more than leases, legal documents, and financial agreements. They involve people, and the emotional weight of those relationships can shape whether a transition succeeds or stalls. In this episode, Jessica Groskopf and Anastasia Meyer, who work with landowners and land seekers through Nebraska's Land Link program, talk through the emotional dynamics that tend to surface during the transition process, from grief and fear on the landowner side to excitement and uncertainty for land seekers.

Produced by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link intern

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With: Anastasia Meyer and Jessica Groskopf, agricultural economists, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability

Retirement looks different in agriculture than it does in most professions, and stepping back from day-to-day management doesn't have to mean stepping away from the operation entirely. In this episode of Nebraska FARMcast, host Lexi Bodlak, a Nebraska Land Link intern, talks with agricultural economists Jessica Groskopf and Anastasia Meyer about what a successful generational transition actually requires, from handing off decision-making gradually to putting agreements in writing, even within families. They also cover the practical friction points that often get overlooked, including mismatched retirement expectations between spouses and who pays for new equipment or technology as a younger generation steps in. Find more information by visiting https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/. 

Produced and hosted by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link intern

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With: Jessica Groskopf and Anastasia Meyer, Agricultural Economists, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability. 

This episode takes on one of the hardest parts of a farm or ranch transition: splitting assets among heirs. An equal split on paper doesn't always add up to a fair one, especially when one child has worked the operation for years and others haven't. The conversation walks through how families can weigh contributions, expectations and long-term goals when deciding who gets what. Listeners will hear practical ways to start that conversation early, before decisions get made under pressure or after a death in the family. It's part of the ongoing Nebraska Land Link series from the Center for Agricultural Profitability, covering the details that go into a successful transition. 

Produced and hosted by Lexi Bodlak, Nebraska Land Link intern

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