A new preliminary economic impact analysis by national consulting firm Tripp Umbach found that the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln generated an estimated $849.3 million in statewide economic and public value in 2024 — underscoring the power of Nebraska’s agriculture and natural resources industries and IANR’s essential role in advancing it through research, teaching and Extension.
The analysis, commissioned by the IANR, measures IANR’s broad contributions to the state’s economy. A full report will be released later.
In 2024, the institute’s teaching, research and Extension programming generated a total of $849.3 million in statewide economic benefit. That includes more than $258 million in direct economic activity — such as salaries, research spending and operational expenditures — and nearly $591 million in indirect and induced effects that ripple through local businesses, farms and ranches, and communities across Nebraska.
