Journal Article
The shifting nexus of global agriculture: a summary of the 2013 Agricultural Symposium
Kauffman, Nathan (2013)
Main Street Economist , Issue 4 , Pages 1-7

Journal Article
Nebraska’s key industries drive growth
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2014-03)
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Nebraska firms still hiring
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2013-12)
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
The Outlook for Farmland Values amid Higher Interest Rates
Kauffman, Nathan; Cowley, Cortney (2019-04-10)
In 2018, the spread between returns to farmland owners and benchmark interest rates narrowed to its lowest level in more than a decade in the Tenth Federal Reserve District. At the same time, farmland sales increased in some states for the first time in several years. Together, the reduced spread and indications of increased sales in some regions suggest the potential for lower farmland values moving forward.
Economic Bulletin , Issue April 10, 2019 , Pages 3

Journal Article
Financing young and beginning farmers
Kauffman, Nathan (2013)
Attracting and retaining the next generation of farm operators has been a persistent struggle in U.S. agriculture. Over the past century, productivity gains in U.S. agriculture have led to the consolidation of farm enterprises into larger operations, limiting opportunities for farm ownership and triggering an exodus of young farmers from the industry. Although the recent surge in farm prosperity has rekindled interest in U.S. agricultural production, the increasing age of farmers and rising costs of farming have generated concerns about the ability of the next generation to enter the farm ...
Main Street Economist , Issue 2

Journal Article
Markets, not mandates, shape ethanol production
Kauffman, Nathan (2012)
The 2012 drought has reignited the food versus fuel debate. After cutting U.S. corn production below recent years? consumption, the drought sparked a U.S. grain shortage and sent global food prices soaring. As the grain shortage intensified, pressure to relieve the shortage by easing ethanol mandates mounted.
Main Street Economist , Issue 5

Journal Article
Have extended trading hours made agricultural commodity markets riskier?
Kauffman, Nathan (2013-07)
Traders in agricultural commodity markets view volatility differently depending on their objectives. Producers generally dislike volatility and uncertainty and they trade on futures markets to lessen the risk associated with price changes. Nonproducers?traders with no direct involvement in producing or using the commodities themselves?seek to profit from uncertainty by predicting the path of futures prices. Producers are concerned that a recent extension of trading hours at commodity exchanges could lead to heightened volatility since trading is now taking place during the release of key ...
Economic Review , Issue Q III , Pages 67-94

Journal Article
Will farm profits shift in 2013?
Kauffman, Nathan (2012)
Despite a severe drought, profits in the U.S. farm sector soared in 2012. Beginning in late June, U.S. crops and pastures wilted under one of the worst droughts in history. Although total farm incomes remained high, the drought exacerbated a widening gulf in profitability between the crop and livestock sectors.
Main Street Economist , Issue 6

Journal Article
Economic gains brighten Nebraska banks' outlook
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2015-02)
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Nebraska manufacturing and housing press onward
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2013-09)
Nebraska Economist