Grain Marketing Survey for TAPS Participants
This survey is designed to understand how participation in TAPS influences decision-making around grain marketing, crop insurance, and profitability. You will complete the same short self-assessment at the beginning and end of the competition to measure changes in knowledge, confidence, and approach. Your responses are anonymous and will help improve TAPS resources, support research and publications, and demonstrate program impact to maintain continued funding. Please take 10 minutes to fill out this survey.
Articles
Grain Marketing for 2026
Linking Cost of Production, Market Triggers, and Crop Insurance
Tips from TAPS: Hybrid Selection and Planting Population
Based on conditions, water, fertility, and yield goals.
Tips from TAPS: The Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Decision
Comparing RP, RP-HPE and YP
Developing a Grain Marketing Plan in 5 Easy Steps
Getting started
Video
An Overview of Multi-Peril Crop Insurance
Ishani Lal, TAPS agricultural economic analyst, and Matt Stockton, professor in agricultural economics, discuss the basics of understanding Multi-Peril Crop Insurance decisions.
The Testing Ag Performance Solutions program (TAPS) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers dynamic farm management competitions for participants to hone their agricultural management skills while leveraging cutting-edge technology, vying for top prizes emphasizing profitability and efficiency. These competitions will bring together scientists, extension professionals, producers, industry leaders, agriculture students, government regulators and agency personnel to become a highly engaged network focused on evolving profitability and input-use efficiency, especially irrigation and water-use efficiency, through practical testing. Join us as we cultivate a collaborative ecosystem dedicated to pushing the boundaries of agricultural crop profitability in a limited water environment.