(UNL) - Nebraska net farm income is projected to decline in 2024 ... Despite an increase in production levels for field crops, lower prices reduce crop receipts by 12% in 2024.

With a statewide average of $3,360 per acre, values are up 16% from the prior year, according to the preliminary findings of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 2022 Farm Real Estate Market ...

With a statewide average of $3,835 per acre, values are up 14% from 2022, according to the preliminary findings of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 2023 Farm Real Estate Market Survey.

This comes after an investigative report from the Flatwater Free Press in 2023 found high nitrate levels on hog farms owned by Governor Pillen. “Our job is to protect the livelihood of Nebraska.