By Anastasia Meyer
Crop share agreements allow both the tenant and landowner to share in the risks and rewards of crop production, making it important to understand how they are structured in today’s agricultural landscape as they can differ significantly across Nebraska, reflecting variations in crops, land productivity, and production costs from region to region. Many lease agreements are verbal or often follow traditional "rules of thumb" when splitting expenses. However, practices vary, and it’s not always clear which costs are typically shared or how consistently those rules are applied.