Brad Lubben

Brad Lubben is an Extension Associate Professor and Policy Specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. He also serves as Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center, with over 30 years of experience spanning teaching, research, and extension work across Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska.

His educational background includes:

• B.S. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• M.S. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Ph.D. from Kansas State University

Lubben's research centers on agricultural policy development and implementation, with deep expertise in federal farm policy analysis and agricultural risk management education. His work bridges academic research with practical extension services, focusing on how policy decisions impact farm-level risk management strategies and agricultural economics. Growing up on a grain and livestock farm near Burr, Nebraska, he brings firsthand industry perspective to his scholarship.

As Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center, he leads regional initiatives to deliver evidence-based risk management resources to agricultural producers and stakeholders throughout the North Central United States.