With: Jay Parsons, Professor and Director, Center for Agricultural Profitability.

Strong land partnerships are built on more than logistics. They are built on shared values and a clear sense of purpose. This episode dives into how to define your values and create a mission statement that reflects what matters most to you. This clarity can help guide decisions, strengthen communication, and set the foundation for long-term success for both the landowner and land seeker.

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability website linked below.

https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/

With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus.

Before entering any land transition, one of the most important steps is setting clear goals. This episodes talks through how to define your priorities around topics like financial return, conservation, legacy, and supporting the next generation. It also shares how these goals can guide better decisions throughout the process.

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability website linked below.

https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/

With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus.

Are you a landowner thinking about the future of your operation, but don’t have a clear successor? This episode will walk you through how to apply for the Nebraska Land Link program as a landowner. It covers what information you need, how the matching process works, and how to position yourself to find the right fit for your land and legacy.

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability website linked below.

https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/

With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus.

Breaking into agriculture can be one of the greatest challenges for beginning farmers and ranchers, especially when it comes to accessing land. This episode walks you through applying to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Land Link Program. It guides you through how to prepare your application, clearly communicate your goals and experiences, and put your best foot forward in the matching process.

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability website linked below.

https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/

With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus.

Generational differences show up in many ways during land transitions. From communication styles to risk tolerance, these differences can either create friction or become a strength. In this episode Vyhnalek gives us tips on how to better understand different generations, bridge those gaps, and turn generational diversity into a foundation for stronger, more resilient partnerships.

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability website linked below.

https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/

With: Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator Emeritus.

One of the most critical parts of any successful land transition is communication and negotiation. These conversations can shape not just your agreement but your tong-term relationship as both a land owner and land seeker. This episode walks us through how to approach tough conversations, align expectations early, and build agreements that are rooted in trust, clarity and shared goals.

Find more information by visiting the Center for Agricultural Profitability webiste linked below.

https://cap.unl.edu/landlink/

With Ben Beckman, Livestock Systems Extension Educators, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

When weather and markets don’t go as planned, how can lease arrangements build flexibility into stocking decisions? This session covers drought planning, disaster recovery, flexible lease options, and practical strategies to manage risk and avoid costly grazing mistakes.

Ryan Benjamin, a livestock systems extension educator, contributed to this presentation.

More: https://cap.unl.edu/managing-grazing-risk-webinar-2026/

Glennis McClure, extension educator and farm and ranch management analyst at Nebraska, joins the podcast to discuss stress in Nebraska agriculture, how it can build over time or hit all at once, and why it is important to recognize signs early in ourselves and others. The conversation covers practical coping strategies, the eight dimensions of wellness, and resources available to farmers, ranchers and rural families during difficult times.

More: https://cap.unl.edu/news/keeping-stress-check-strategies-and-tools-can-help/⁠https://cap.unl.edu/news/keeping-stress-check-strategies-and-tools-can-help/⁠

With: Mitch Stephenson, Associate Professor and Range Management Specialist, UNL; and Dirac Twidwell, Professor and Rangeland Ecologist, UNL

Join us for an informative webinar on range and pasture recovery featuring that will share insights from recent research on wildfire recovery in the Nebraska Sandhills, including practical strategies for restoring rangeland health and productivity after fire events.

Participants will also get an introduction to the new UNL wildfire monitoring website, designed to provide timely data and resources to support land managers in making informed decisions.

Whether you’re a rancher, land manager, or natural resources professional, this session will offer valuable tools and knowledge to help you navigate post-wildfire recovery and improve long-term pasture resilience.

The newly updated website, https://wildfire.unl.edu, was covered during the webinar and provides wildfire recovery resources as well as interactive data about historical widlfires in Nebraska.

Additional resources from Nebraska Extension are available at disaster.unl.edu.

More: https://cap.unl.edu/wildfire-recovery-management-nebraska-rangeland-pastures-webinar-2026/

With Ryan Benjamin, Livestock Systems Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

How many cattle can your pasture really support? Learn practical ways to estimate forage, set stocking rates, and adjust as conditions change so you can protect both pasture health and profitability.

More: https://cap.unl.edu/stocking-rates-101-matching-livestock-your-grass-april-16-2026-webinar/