Nebraska ag land values, cash rent rates trending up

Eastern region leads state in 
percentage increase

  • Ag land values and cash rental rates are going up across Nebraska, but the East District, which includes Hamilton and 15 other eastern counties, has the highest valued land in the state at an average of $9,320 an acre.
    Ag land values and cash rental rates are going up across Nebraska, but the East District, which includes Hamilton and 15 other eastern counties, has the highest valued land in the state at an average of $9,320 an acre.

    The average value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased for the fourth consecutive year, to $3,385 per acre, according to the final 2022-2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights report, published by the Center for Agricultural Profitability at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This represents an increase of about 14 percent ($475 per acre) from the previous year’s value of $3,360 pe…