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Real Estate Associate Christina Rather: Prepare for AFIDA

The sequel can sometimes be much different than the original. That could be the case with the proposed update of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA).

Dave Price

2 hours ago

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Making Uncertainty a Trade Policy

Changes to international trade policy carry a risk for businesses, especially farms dependent on exports. New rules are often challenged or delayed as economists and politicians debate policy. At the Iowa Farm Bureau 2026 Economic Forum in Des Moines, several speakers explained how that uncertainty has a cost. Agriculture seeks trade certainty Former U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer said, “For agriculture, what we need is consistent certainty of market access, right?

David Geiger

30 minutes ago3 min read

Regional Monitor: Midwest Economy Sinking for Another Month

A downward economic trend has continued for another month for Creighton University’s “Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI),” according to its latest survey of rural bank CEOS in a 10-state region. RMI surveys leaders in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The index measures approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. Input costs rise for farmers “The farmers out there and ranchers are

Dave Price

34 minutes ago2 min read

New Study: Iowa Farmers’ Income Fell 53% in Three Years

Farmers in a key agricultural state saw their incomes plummet over a three-year period, according to a newly released study. What Iowa farmers have faced is illustrative of what some of their counterparts in other states have experienced since the post-COVID boom earlier this decade. The headline number was 53%. That was the amount of net income that fell for farmers between 2022 and 2024, according to the study released by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa State Universi

Dave Price

42 minutes ago2 min read

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Notable Midwest Sales July 2026 Highlight Multi-Tract Auctions

Juneau County, WI Major 804-Acre Portfolio Brings $6.64 Million at Auction A large multi-tract auction in Juneau County, Wisconsin sold in July, with 799.66 acres m/l selling for $6,639,601, or an average of $8,303 per acre. The offering was highlighted by several quality cropland tracts, including Tracts 1, 2, and 3, which each sold for $8,700 per acre, while the 123.14-acre Tract 4 brought $9,000 per acre. The highest per-acre result came from the 11.66-acre Tract 10 at $13

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

American Farmland Owner

4 minutes ago2 min read

Making Uncertainty a Trade Policy

Changes to international trade policy carry a risk for businesses, especially farms dependent on exports. New rules are often challenged or delayed as economists and politicians debate policy. At the Iowa Farm Bureau 2026 Economic Forum in Des Moines, several speakers explained how that uncertainty has a cost. Agriculture seeks trade certainty Former U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer said, “For agriculture, what we need is consistent certainty of market access, right?

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

David Geiger

30 minutes ago3 min read

Regional Monitor: Midwest Economy Sinking for Another Month

A downward economic trend has continued for another month for Creighton University’s “Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI),” according to its latest survey of rural bank CEOS in a 10-state region. RMI surveys leaders in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The index measures approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. Input costs rise for farmers “The farmers out there and ranchers are

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

34 minutes ago2 min read

New Study: Iowa Farmers’ Income Fell 53% in Three Years

Farmers in a key agricultural state saw their incomes plummet over a three-year period, according to a newly released study. What Iowa farmers have faced is illustrative of what some of their counterparts in other states have experienced since the post-COVID boom earlier this decade. The headline number was 53%. That was the amount of net income that fell for farmers between 2022 and 2024, according to the study released by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa State Universi

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Dave Price

42 minutes ago2 min read

Real Estate Associate Christina Rather: Prepare for AFIDA

The sequel can sometimes be much different than the original. That could be the case with the proposed update of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA).

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

2 hours ago4 min read

Court Ruling: Some USDA Cuts Must Get Restored

Sharon Mallory and her organization, the 2020 Farmers Cooperative, could once again get its share of $127 million in USDA grants, following a U.S. District Court judge’s ruling, according to Capital B News. The ruling could restore about half of the original USDA grants created under former President Joe Biden’s “Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program.” The program awarded $300 million to 50 projects as party of a federal effort to provide opportunities to Black

Dave Price

7 days ago3 min read

AI for Farmers: Friend or Foe?

The potential benefits keep emerging: autonomous equipment, precision spraying, crop monitoring, and livestock management. Artificial intelligence (AI) helps guide producers in their decision-making as they search for efficiencies in time, cost, and labor demands. AI can utilize data from myriad sources like satellites, drones, field sensors, and weather forecasts. Additional information can help farmers know when crops are stressed, disease begins to form, irrigation needs t

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Dave Price

7 days ago3 min read

Recreational Buyers Keep Missouri Land Market Moving

Image Courtesy: Whitetail Properties Real Estate A nearly $1.5 million recreational property in northeast Missouri sold in just a few weeks this spring, offering another sign that demand for quality hunting and recreational land remains strong across the state. The 122.6-acre property in Pike County, near Bowling Green, checked many of the boxes today's recreational buyers are looking for: excellent hunting ground, tillable acreage, and a trail system that makes it easy to ge

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

7 days ago3 min read

Ron Dunker: Farmers Need to Make a Plan

Commodity prices, interest rates, weather, tariffs, artificial intelligence, ethanol, or the next “must have” piece of machinery.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

Jul 174 min read

War Against Iran Fuels Inflation

This week’s renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran further underscore concerns about what a prolonged war will do to agriculture and the overall global economy. The International Monetary Fund lowered one forecast and raised another, providing two new indicators about increased concerns about the war harming economic stability. The IMF reduced its 2026 global growth forecast to 3% on Wednesday, while it increased its inflation projection to 4.7%. The new

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

Jul 102 min read

Report: U.S. Corn Growers Paying More for Inputs than Brazilian Farmers

The National Corn Growers Association has released a new report saying U.S. farmers are paying significantly more for crop inputs than Brazilian farmers, one of their biggest competitors in the global marketplace. In some cases, the report showed that U.S. farmers are paying nearly twice as much as their Brazilian counterparts. NCGA posted the report and reactions from its leaders on Wednesday. "I think there has long been a belief among U.S. farmers that we pay more for the

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

Jul 103 min read

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USDA Survey Shows Most U.S. Farmland Is Owned by Older, Non-Operating Landlords

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released updated information on farmland ownership in the United States and how much of that land is rented to others. The 2024 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) Survey is part of the Census of Agriculture program and is designed to provide a clearer picture of farmland ownership and management across the country. One of the report's key findings is that farmland ownership remains concentrated among older, no

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

Jul 102 min read

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Real Estate Associate Christina Rather: Prepare for AFIDA

The sequel can sometimes be much different than the original. That could be the case with the proposed update of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA).

2 hours ago4 min read

Ron Dunker: Farmers Need to Make a Plan

Commodity prices, interest rates, weather, tariffs, artificial intelligence, ethanol, or the next “must have” piece of machinery.

Jul 174 min read

Dr. Becky Schewe: Research Shows USDA Cuts Limiting Local Staff for Farmers

New analysis from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) raises questions about whether the USDA’s staffing changes will be able to meet the needs of local farmers.

Jul 104 min read

Tri-State Farmer Jamie Beyer: Why She Flew to Washington to Defend a Trade Deal

Most farmers don't dream about testifying before Congress. They are usually thinking about weather forecasts, equipment repairs, markets, or whether they will get the crop in before the next rain. But sometimes, representing agriculture means trading muddy boots for a microphone in Washington, D.C.

Jul 24 min read

Iowa Senate Leader Mike Klimesh: Hydrogen Could Mean New Income and Landowner Protections

Every now and then, something comes along that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction movie. It goes something like this: Hydrogen is trapped 8,000 feet beneath Iowa farmland. Private developers extract it. Landowners have a new source of income. Their neighbors have new protections. Eventually – maybe, just maybe – residents across the state could see lower income taxes. They might not pay income taxes at all.

Jun 294 min read

Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin: Overcoming the Southern Plains Drought

If you want to make it rain, you should just pull the combine out of the shed. That’s the joke. The absence of rain…until it arrived much too late…has not been funny to farmers in the Southern Plains.

Jun 194 min read

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