All in the Family: Nebraska’s Rich Farming Heritage
Whenever you dip a crispy tortilla chip into guacamole or dig into a pile of buttered sweet corn, it’s a moment of deliciousness made possible by corn farmers. Chances are the corn in those [...]
Family vs. Corporate Farming
Crystal raises cattle and crops with her family outside Columbus, Nebraska. Q: What is the difference between family farming and corporate farming? Crystal: I think sometimes when people hear the [...]
Why family farms choose to incorporate
Many people are surprised to learn that 99% of farms in America are family-owned. That statistic flies in the face of those who believe that we’ve “lost” the traditional family farm to large “corporate [...]
How the farmer’s daughter became a farmer
Sarah Greer has always had farming in her blood. “When I graduated from high school, people asked me what I wanted to do when I got out of college. I said I [...]
Nebraska Corn Checkoff
In 1978, the Nebraska Legislature established the Nebraska corn checkoff. In fact, it was the first corn checkoff in the nation to be approved. But it was corn farmers who led the charge. Forty [...]
Why Global Trade Is So Important for Agriculture
That’s why trade matters to Nebraska’s ag economy. With the productivity of U.S. agriculture growing faster than domestic demand, U.S. farmers and agricultural firms rely heavily on export markets to sustain prices and revenues. [...]
What happens when trade agreements are renegotiated?
U.S. agricultural exports have been larger than U.S. agricultural imports since 1960, generating a surplus in U.S. agricultural trade. This surplus helps counter the persistent deficit in non-agricultural U.S. merchandise trade. At the same [...]
