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O’Brien County, Iowa: Located three miles southwest of Sutherland, Iowa, an 80-acre piece of farmland was sold at public auction on...

Contributor: Jesus Martinez Editor: Dave Price “ROI.” That may not be the first thought of motivation each morning as landowners work to preserve the century farm that their great grandparents toiled to build. But it might be the reason that the farm will survive for future generations. “The general issue with -- at least the customers that we have and folks that we talk to -- is that data is disconnected. There's a high volume of data; it's not necessarily usable. We help

When something takes place that hasn’t happened in more than two decades, it merits attention. And when it involves the impact of...

America’s heartland got the nation’s attention for much of 2023 and into 2024 as Iowa hosted the country’s first-in-the-nation Republican...

This episode is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. “Everyone has their own theory on farming,” Jackson Drost explained to American Farmland Owner. The fact that he was standing atop a snow-covered mountain in Aspen, Colorado, while his wife, Amanda, joined the conversation from her office in Pella, Iowa, demonstrated the family’s theory on farming. A key tenant of that theory is diversification, which is evident in nearly every aspect of their lives. “It’s a way

Contributor: Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf Editor: Dave Price Where is the U.S. economy headed in 2024? That’ s a question most farmers and landowners are thinking about as they head into the new year. The topic was also at the center of a conversation at this year’s Land Investment Expo as moderator Eric O’Keefe, editor of The Land Report, talked with two people who know a lot about the subject matter. RELATED: Eric O’Keefe unveiled the 2024 Land Report 100, which broke news o

Tom Vilsack hosted Tang Renjian on January 18th. This could represent much more than one man inviting another one over for conversation....

CONTRIBUTOR: SKYLAR LATHROP EDITOR: DAVE PRICE Energy production is competitive. One segment could compete with others for market share. But for the near future, the United States will rely on a variety of sectors for energy dependence in an unstable global environment. While there is much focus on alternative energy creators, petroleum remains the United States’ leading source (36%), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is nearly three ti

This episode is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. “I described it as agriculture returning back to normal,” said Dr. Chad...

Jefferson County, Arkansas: Located about 15 miles northeast of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a listing of 2,580.59 acres sold on December 13. Of...

This interview is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts . For 16 years, Steve Bruere, President of Peoples Company, has brought in some of the biggest names in agriculture, real estate, public policy, research, finance, politics, and entertainment – including T. Boone Pickens, Martha Stewart, and Donald Trump – to take part in Peoples Company's annual Land Investment Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. The event takes place in January. And January in Iowa often can deliver the

This is an uncomfortable and deeply troubling statistic: farmers take their own lives at higher rates than people in many other...

Written by: Skylar Lathrop Edited by: Dave Price Do you know anyone who says that dealing with Internal Revenue Service rule changes is simple? Likely not but navigating changes to Section 1031 could be easier by keeping some simpler themes in mind as you move forward through the complexities. Here’s a key change to remember: “The Tax Cut and Jobs Act eliminated personal property exchanges from 1031. Currently, 1031 is limited to real estate only,” said Chet Mellema, Exchan

Written by: Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf Edited by: Dave Price The current IRS tax code is 74,600 pages long. In book form it would stretch 36 feet high, in case you want a climbing challenge! But according to Tyler Bruch, founder and CEO of Boa Safra Ag, there’s one paragraph in that code that has the potential to save some farmers thousands of dollars through tax deductions. But most landowners have never heard about it before. RELATED: The IRS Farmer’s Tax Guide, Publicatio

Regulating waters on landowner properties, giving more space for chickens, and repairing your own tractor were all significant...

In 2024, the order is in from Walmart: “More milk, please.” Walmart will spend the year getting ready to open another milk processing...

A push for greater transparency might mean landowners have to supply more information to comply. On January 1st, the federal Corporate...

This interview is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts . “We had a lot going on in 2023,” Micah Brown, staff attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas, told American Farmland Owner. Brown reflected on what states have done to restrict foreign land ownership in the United States for certain countries. But what’s next? And what role could the U.S. Supreme Court play in determining whether foreign entities can own land in America? B