The Impact of COVID-19 and Economic Policies on Nebraska Farm Real Estate in 2021

February 24, 2026March 16, 2021 by Stephanie Fahrenbruch

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As a recently retired Real Estate agent in Colorado, I was chosen by our family to select the company to sell three farms in central Nebraska. I took my selection seriously and proceeded to review the different options. After communicating with Jeff Moon at AgWest Land Brokers and getting every question answered, I made my recommendation to proceed with Jeff. His patience, understanding, and ability to answer every question I presented to him were a testament to his skill and ability. If you happen to require help with a farm sale, you could not find someone who has better communication skills and the patience to answer every question I threw at him. My highest recommendation!

Gregory PetersonColorado

We decided AgWest Land Brokers were the best fit to market our 98 acres. They were always available by phone, text, email and personal visits to assure us in our decision and to answer any and all questions. In our case, we had three co-owners, so they were fielded questions from all of us in a prompt and considerate manner.

In addition to our agent, we were extremely impressed with the marketing of our land. My top marketing favorite was the online drone video of the land. The video really captured the uniqueness of our property we had always appreciated.

I would not hesitate to list with AgWest Land Brokers again. Honestly, I don’t know how our land sale could have been promoted any better.

Marvin NethNebraska

I have looked at numerous properties with Clayton Esslinger. The first one we closed on happened to be one we came across while looking at one of Clayton’s listings. He was very helpful in getting that deal done, which was the first of several as it would turn out. Clayton is very pleasant to work with and is plainly honest. His intimate knowledge of the properties and owners in the Norton and Graham county area has been of great help. Once he understood my goals, we zero’d in on some great parcels, and to date have closed on five with the sixth in the works.

Brian Postle

Kraig Urkoski and I have established a very good working relationship over the past five years. Since meeting Kraig, he’s been my “go to guy” should a piece of ground in the Central Nebraska area come up for sale. Kraig has always been supportive of my thoughts and price point. It’s nice to have a person to go to, ask his opinion/thoughts on the ground, and get an honest assessment. If you are looking at buying/selling farm ground in Central Nebraska, you need to talk with Kraig.

Mike DouglasCalifornia

My wife and I found the AgWest Land Brokers and in particular, Jeff Moon, to be most cooperative, friendly, and informative during the whole process of selling some of our farmland. While it was and is a difficult time with crop prices, land taxes, and other farm expenses to sell farmland it was an arduous time to find just the right buyer, but Jeff hung in there until a buyer was found and the entire selling process completed. We would recommend AgWest Land Brokers and Jeff Moon to anyone considering selling or buying property.

Jerry & June DenkingerNebraska

I made the decision to sell my 240-acre family farm. Jeff Moon, a land broker at AgWest Land Brokers, was recommended to me by a business associate. Most of my communications with Jeff were by emails and phone conversations. He gave me updates weekly as to the progress made in preparation for the farm auction, and he efficiently took care of all the necessary details. He organized advertising the farm auction through radio, newspapers, and webpage ads. I appreciated Jeff’s professionalism in working with prospective buyers. The farm sale was well attended with many buyers present. Jeff conducted a good auction, and I received a great price for the farm. It was a good day!

Pamela J. DaunerNebraska

Mikayla Boge and I just recently closed our first deal together in SE KS. Mikayla was quite likely the most involved realtor I have ever done a transaction with. This is extremely rare because Mikayla was the SELLER’S AGENT. I absolutely cannot thank Mikayla enough for her strength and professionalism. The role she played in getting this deal done is unheard of from a seller’s agent. To say she went above and beyond is an understatement. Ultimately, all parties walked away from this transaction satisfied and in good spirits. I would wholeheartedly recommend Mikayla Boge to anyone needing a realtor’s services, and I truly look forward to working with her again.

Elly ClaussenKansas

Kory just started with AgWest Land Brokers and I immediately wanted him to handle the sale of our farm. Kory was there every step of the process, answered every question that we had, and addressed every situation that was presented through the process. I couldn’t be happier with the way Kory performed! I expected a lot from Kory since I had known him since childhood, but the level of professionalism and service he provided was second to none! Thank you Kory for all that you do! I will refer you to all!

Ryan MillerNebraska

Well over a century ago, my great-grandfather purchased land-locked, undevelopable, prone to flooding, wooded land in Kansas to divide up into parcels for each of his many children. After ownership was passed through multiple generations, the land is still growing trees, providing refuge for wildlife, and most is still owned by descendants of my great-grandfather. My small family branch inherited two small pieces of land.

I first spoke with AgWest Land Brokers over two years ago. Since I live in California, I needed a reliable, trustworthy, knowledgeable, patient, boots-on-the-ground kind of agent who could help us learn more about these properties and potentially help us navigate a sale from afar. AgWest Land Brokers were always accessible, responded immediately, never said a question was silly, and always treated us with the utmost respect. If they did not know the answer immediately, they would always find out and promptly reply. Their followthrough was impeccable.

It is safe to say, these two small parcels of land are not particularly valuable and would not build an agent’s resume. However, from our very first conversation, AgWest Land Brokers impressed me with their positive attitude, knowledge of the area, their creativity, openness to explore, and their honest willingness to learn all about these two land parcels. This was not going to be an easy sell. At every turn in the road, they personally uncovered old county records, maps, easements, and steered us to trusted legal advisors, escrow, and title officers. AgWest Land Brokers was always willing to make the “hard” phone calls and constantly negotiated in our best interest.

Recently, the two parcels sold. AgWest Land Brokers worked to complete these sales for over two years and never once made us feel that the size of the properties was not worth their time. I cannot give enough praise and thanks to them for the tireless efforts resulting in happy and very appreciative clients.

Elizabeth SaltzmanCalifornia