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Notable Sales, February 23, 2024
O’Brien County, Iowa: A single tract of farmland located 3.5 miles west of Primghar, Iowa, was sold on February 14. The tract was 112.4...
American Farmland Owner
Feb 23, 20243 min read


Sam Zell's Wisdom Guides a Man's Plan for Rural Communities' Growth
Listen to this interview on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. John Heneghan is a self-professed “bean counter.” It’s in his DNA. His dad was an...
Dave Price
Feb 23, 20245 min read


Using the Sun to Help Ease the Drought
When faced with extreme challenges, creativity can shine. An Arizona tribe is shining one of those creation solutions by using solar...
Dave Price
Feb 23, 20244 min read


Bird Flu Vaccine Coming But Questions Remain
Just hearing the words “bird flu” can send chills down a farmland owner’s back like a January morning in Grand Forks. But this month they...
Dave Price
Feb 23, 20244 min read


Meet the GREET
The Biden administration and a largely dysfunctional Congress have failed to agree on a new Farm Bill, budget plans, a sustainable...
Dave Price
Feb 23, 20244 min read


The Cicadas are Coming, the Cicadas are Coming!
“Parts of Wisconsin will be a lot louder this summer.” “Illinois to see uptick in cicadas in 2024.” “Cicadas set to emerge in Alabama...
Dave Price
Feb 16, 20243 min read


Ethanol's Year of Overcoming 2023's Challenges
Actor Christopher Walken was surrounded by others impersonating his distinctive voice in a commercial for BMW. A young girl dominated the...
Dave Price
Feb 16, 20243 min read


Looking for Optimism and Lower Interest Rates
Inflation is annoyingly stubborn and keeps tempering enthusiasm that the Federal Reserve will feel comfortable lowering interest rates...
Dave Price
Feb 16, 20244 min read


From Horses to Trade Wars
This episode is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. As a teenager in central Illinois, Cody Dahl envisioned a career working...
Dave Price
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Notable Sales, February 9
Boone County, Iowa: Located between Ames, Boone and Madrid, Iowa, two tracts of farmland sold at public auction via the buyer’s choice...
American Farmland Owner
Feb 12, 20242 min read


Falling Farm Income Forecast
Producers should prepare: 2024 won’t be like 2021, 2022, or 2023, according to the USDA farm income forecast. “After the three highest...
Dave Price
Feb 9, 20242 min read


Let the Sun Shine
California is now home to the largest combined solar and energy storage project in the history of the United States. But some other parts...
Dave Price
Feb 9, 20243 min read


Fertilizer Fret
Questions about a big sale, a big attack, supply concerns and steady price jumps bring uncertainty to any producer or landowner dependent...
Dave Price
Feb 9, 20244 min read


Feeding the World
This interview is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. His smile is almost always present. The determination and purpose behind...
Dave Price
Feb 9, 20244 min read


Helping Dad and Informing Many Others
This episode is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Corn, beans, and cotton were all part of Carter Malloy’s upbringing in...
Dave Price
Feb 2, 20246 min read


Going Nowhere for Now
As it turned out, a delayed Christmas present from the Fed did not arrive before Groundhog Day. Perhaps, now borrowers and future...
Dave Price
Feb 2, 20244 min read


An Election Year Impact
It’s a presidential election year in case you hadn’t heard. But the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (they are up every two...
Dave Price
Feb 2, 20243 min read


Beating the Competition
Contributor: Jesus Martinez-Aviles Editor: Dave Price “Buy or Bury.” That’s how Brad Griffin sees the competitive dynamics of land...
Jesus Martinez
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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