Nebraska farmland and pasture cash rent, 2026
County-by-county cash rents for non-irrigated cropland and pasture in Nebraska, from USDA's annual Cash Rents Survey, with land values and the state's lease notice rule. Reports available
average cash rent, non-irrigated cropland, 2026
USDA NASSaverage cropland value per acre, 2026
USDA NASS Land Valuesrent as a share of land value
Our arithmetic from the two figuresWhat the average misses
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Nebraska cash rent trend
Statewide non-irrigated cropland: 2021: $152, 2022: $162, 2023: $164, 2024: $169, 2025: $166, 2026: $168. Irrigated cropland: $283 (2026). Pasture: $30 an acre (2026).
Lease notice rule in Nebraska
For oral year-to-year leases (lease year starting March 1), notice six months ahead, no later than September 1.
Source: Nebraska case law (six months' notice). General information, not legal advice. A written lease with set dates avoids most of this.
Cash rent by county
Dollars per acre: non-irrigated cropland by year, and pasture for 2026. USDA doesn't publish every county every year; a dash means no published figure.
| County | Crop 2024 | Crop 2025 | Crop 2026 | Pasture 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $137 | $138 | $144 | $40 |
| Antelope | — | $173 | $173 | $50 |
| Arthur | — | — | — | $19 |
| Banner | — | $30 | $30 | $12 |
| Blaine | — | — | — | $22 |
| Boone | $187 | $190 | $204 | — |
| Box Butte | $46 | $44 | $38 | $14 |
| Boyd | $113 | $118 | $126 | $36 |
| Brown | — | $62 | — | $26 |
| Buffalo | $137 | $129 | $138 | $44 |
| Burt | $252 | $253 | $252 | $79 |
| Butler | $222 | $217 | $226 | — |
| Cass | $240 | $230 | $226 | $46 |
| Cedar | $240 | $251 | $247 | $76 |
| Chase | $59 | $51 | $58 | $20 |
| Cherry | — | — | — | $18 |
| Cheyenne | — | $38 | $42 | — |
| Clay | — | — | $157 | — |
| Colfax | $256 | $240 | $249 | $60 |
| Cuming | $280 | $286 | $289 | $77 |
| Custer | $92 | $98 | $100 | — |
| Dakota | $280 | $293 | $264 | $64 |
| Dawes | $30 | $30 | $34 | $17 |
| Dawson | — | $133 | $128 | $46 |
| Deuel | $44 | $40 | $44 | — |
| Dixon | $235 | $246 | $256 | $62 |
| Dodge | $229 | $227 | $225 | — |
| Douglas | $239 | $234 | $248 | — |
| Dundy | $48 | $41 | $51 | $21 |
| Fillmore | $165 | $161 | $174 | $34 |
| Franklin | $119 | $120 | $115 | $38 |
| Frontier | $60 | $61 | $68 | $32 |
| Furnas | $80 | $80 | $88 | $34 |
| Gage | $174 | $168 | $176 | $58 |
| Garden | — | $42 | $44 | $15 |
| Garfield | — | — | $90 | $30 |
| Gosper | $82 | $83 | $98 | $46 |
| Greeley | $137 | $140 | $145 | — |
| Hall | — | $130 | — | — |
| Hamilton | — | — | $174 | — |
| Harlan | $103 | $108 | $117 | $38 |
| Hayes | $56 | $56 | $62 | $22 |
| Hitchcock | $54 | $54 | $60 | $24 |
| Holt | $90 | $94 | $90 | $47 |
| Hooker | — | — | — | $18 |
| Howard | — | $135 | $132 | $54 |
| Jefferson | $156 | $160 | $159 | $47 |
| Johnson | $185 | $194 | $184 | $56 |
| Kearney | $135 | $136 | $129 | — |
| Keith | $50 | $57 | $56 | $17 |
| Keya Paha | — | $48 | $43 | $40 |
| Kimball | $27 | $28 | $34 | — |
| Knox | $212 | $223 | $217 | $48 |
| Lancaster | $187 | $181 | $190 | $53 |
| Lincoln | — | $58 | $66 | $30 |
| Logan | $48 | $46 | $49 | $26 |
| Loup | $75 | — | $110 | $20 |
| Madison | $210 | $215 | $214 | $57 |
| Mcpherson | — | $40 | — | $22 |
| Morrill | — | $40 | — | $16 |
| Nance | $168 | $181 | $204 | $54 |
| Nemaha | $225 | $212 | $213 | $46 |
| Nuckolls | $158 | $158 | $148 | $48 |
| Otoe | $192 | $194 | $186 | $50 |
| Pawnee | $160 | $160 | $176 | — |
| Perkins | $57 | $56 | $54 | $26 |
| Phelps | $110 | $111 | $135 | — |
| Pierce | $195 | $192 | $197 | $75 |
| Platte | $240 | $228 | $258 | $77 |
| Polk | $195 | $197 | $187 | — |
| Red Willow | $70 | $70 | $66 | $20 |
| Richardson | $210 | $202 | $211 | $48 |
| Rock | $49 | $42 | $48 | $30 |
| Saline | $154 | $164 | $152 | $41 |
| Sarpy | $255 | $249 | $223 | — |
| Saunders | $224 | $210 | $223 | $52 |
| Scotts Bluff | $42 | — | — | $12 |
| Seward | $188 | $192 | $205 | $49 |
| Sheridan | $36 | $43 | $36 | $16 |
| Sherman | $126 | $123 | $134 | $52 |
| Sioux | — | — | $24 | $12 |
| Stanton | $251 | $243 | $252 | $74 |
| Thayer | $145 | $137 | $132 | — |
| Thomas | — | — | — | $20 |
| Thurston | $275 | $276 | $269 | $61 |
| Valley | — | — | $132 | $50 |
| Washington | $235 | $237 | $229 | — |
| Wayne | $275 | $264 | $269 | $80 |
| Webster | $120 | $127 | $117 | $46 |
| Wheeler | $75 | — | $88 | $37 |
| York | $180 | $164 | — | — |