Conferences
Financial Strategies for Effective Agricultural Land Leasing and Management
Anastasia Meyer and Jim Jansen
Summary
The “Financial Strategies for Effective Agricultural Land Leasing and Management” extension meeting series provides outreach to clientele on the decision-making and transition strategies necessary for operations to sustain the economic, human, and legal risks of leasing or transferring agricultural land. Funding in 2025 by the NCERMEC allowed this program to be delivered across 15 meeting sites in Nebraska, with over 200 people in attendance representing diverse operations across the state.
The program curriculum addressed improving and strengthening decision-making on financial forces impacting land; effective approaches for contract negotiations or land transition; and enhancing legal analysis skills to facilitate operation succession and improve lease arrangements for landlords and tenants. Developing effective financial and economic decision-making addresses the skills required to assess rental rates, land values, or interest rates. Furthermore, covering these decisions requires effective communication to work through negotiations involving landlord/tenant negotiations or intergenerational differences. Navigating legal forces guiding contracts, leases, and succession requires a keen understanding of how laws and regulations guide land management. These discussed management practices assist operations in mitigating risk.
To determine the effectiveness of this outreach program, an end-of-meeting evaluation (n = 153) was presented to those in attendance. From these evaluations, 93.7% of participants rated the quality of the presentation as good to very good, 79.2% of participants planned to analyze current financial risks influencing cash rents, land values, and agricultural operations, and 54.5% indicated the desire to implement enhanced decision-making for leasing, renting, or transferring land within the next six months to one year.
Details
| Conference | 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference |
| Presentation Type | Poster |