What’s behind the USDA statistics for cash rent?

SCOTTSBLUFF — Looking at the UNL CropWatch report, “By the Numbers: Who’s Paying How Much in Cash Rent?,” (Sept. 11), a friend of mine who farms and ranches near Whitney joked on Facebook that he’d happily pay $28 an acre to rent non-irrigated crop land in Dawes County.

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