Federal payments, cattle prices push Nebraska farm income higher

Nebraska net farm income is projected to increase by forty-two percent in 2025, to $8.42 billion, according to the latest projections from the University of Nebraska– Lincoln and the University of Missouri.

The Nebraska outlook mirrors the national forecast of a forty-one percent rise in United States farm income.

The projected increase of $2.48 billion over 2024 net farm income levels is largely driven by higher livestock receipts and government payments in the state, even as crop receipts continue to decrease, according to the Fall 2025 Nebraska Farm Income Outlook. The report is a collaboration between the Center for Agricultural Profitability at Nebraska and the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center at Missouri.