Webinars

Livestock Insurance Basics - Part 2

With Shannon Sand, Agricultural Economist, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability 

Building on the first session, this webinar dives deeper into the mechanics of livestock insurance. Learn how premiums and deductibles work, including how to evaluate different deductible levels to determine what’s needed to break even. We’ll also introduce other important insurance considerations such as umbrella policies and liability coverage, giving you a broader understanding of how to protect your operation.

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2025 Livestock Custom Rates & Budgeting Tools

With Glennis McClure, Extension Educator and Farm & Ranch Management Analyst, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability

The 2025 Livestock-Related Custom Rates Report is now available—only the second edition of this important resource, following its debut in 2023. This report provides valuable insights to help producers and custom service providers with current custom rate information. During the June 5, 2025, the webinar hosted by the Center for Agricultural Profitability, Extension Educator Glennis McClure will walk through the survey’s design, share key findings, and explain how the report can be used to set and negotiate fair custom rates. We’ll also introduce new features of the free Agricultural Budget Calculator (ABC) program, now updated with livestock budgets for cow-calf, backgrounding, finishing cattle, and related operations. These tools help evaluate costs, returns, and support better decision-making. 

Find the livestock-related custom rates report at https://cap.unl.edu/customrates. 

Find information about the Agricultural Budget Calculator program at https://cap.unl.edu/abc.

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Agricultural Land Management Quarterly - Summer 2025

With Jim Jansen and Anastasia Meyer, Agricultural Economists, UNL

Offered since 2019, the quarterly webinars address common management issues for Nebraska landowners, agricultural operators, and related stakeholders interested in the latest insight on trends in real estate, managing agricultural land and solutions for addressing challenges in the upcoming growing season. 

The August 2025 webinar will cover final 2025 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Survey and Report estimates, including agricultural land values and cash rental rates in Nebraska, as well as a special feature report on hunting lease comparisons for wild game in Nebraska. A segment on landlord/tenant communication will include discussion on communicating crop progress on leased land and terminating verbal leases before the approaching deadline. A Q&A period will also provide attendees an opportunity to have their land management and leasing questions answered. Questions may also be submitted ahead of time on the form here.

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