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News, Insights & Interviews Archive


Notable Farmland Sales: Top Auctions from Iowa to Ohio March and April 2025
Grundy & Livingston County, IL | March 5, 2025 This Grundy and Livingston County, IL farmland sold for a total of $4,212,564, averaging...
American Farmland Owner
Apr 253 min read


Hemp Production Shows Substantial U.S. Growth but One State May Ban Much of It
South Dakota is the unofficial hemp capital of the United States, at least if you look at acres harvested. Although, Texas is making a...
Dave Price
Apr 252 min read


Transition for Farmers with USDA Changes and Tariffs
Farmers have much to watch as they wait to find out what changes at the federal level are permanent and which ones will be temporary as...
Dave Price
Apr 252 min read


Business Leaders Try to Influence Immigration Policy
One group to watch amid the numerous changes that a new year and new presidential administration have brought – and uncertainties about...
Dave Price
Apr 251 min read


Carbon Pipeline Company Pledges to Try Again After Failing to Get Regulatory Approval
The company that has already invested millions of dollars to construct a five-state, $9 billion carbon sequestration pipeline vows to try...
Dave Price
Apr 252 min read


Interest Rates Should Not Fall Too Much, Longtime Ag Executive Jim Farrell Says
Interest rates are not as high right now as some fear, and the policymakers in charge of setting those rates should be free from...
Dave Price
Apr 253 min read


U.S. Senators Want USDA More Focused on Dairy and Turkey for HPAI
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants the USDA to remember that highly pathogenic avian influenza is not just a threat to millions of...
Dave Price
Apr 181 min read


Music Legend Willie Nelson Writes Letter on Behalf of Young Farmers
For decades, music megastar Willie Nelson has focused attention on the struggles of America’s farmers. It is young farmers that have his...
Dave Price
Apr 182 min read


Historic Nebraska Farm for Sale for $50 Million
An aerial view of the Abbott Ranch, also known as the Metzger Ranch. (Courtesy of Hall and Hall) You may not find a more historic farm in...
Dave Price
Apr 182 min read


Farm Bankruptcies Rise in 2025
Farm bankruptcies are back, climbing much faster in the United States. Fortunately, they remain significantly lower than during the...
Dave Price
Apr 183 min read


Illinois Farmland Values Fall in 2024, Especially in 4th Quarter
What really became evident in the fourth quarter of 2024 will be a trend to watch in 2025, according to Luke Worrell, Worrell Land...
Dave Price
Apr 183 min read


Landus Appoints New Leader after CEO Leaves
Sam Caton will take over as Landus Cooperative’s interim CEO after the previous leader resigned following criticism about the company’s...
Dave Price
Apr 112 min read


“They Pulled the Rug Out from Under Us”: USDA Cuts and the Future of Local Food: Andre Faul, Junior
Andre Faul, Jr., never expected to be running a fundraiser just to break even on 1,300-pound meat delivery to a local school district....
Dave Price
Apr 114 min read


New Purpose for Hunting Ground: CRP May Be Too Low
A Nebraska CRP property sold for $1.8M is being converted to cropland, raising questions about whether CRP rental rates are too low to keep land in conservation.
Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf
Apr 113 min read


Check Kiting Allegation Against Hog Farmers
A lawsuit alleges a billion-dollar check kiting scheme that has left 110,000 pigs in “imminent danger,” and could cost lenders millions...
Dave Price
Apr 112 min read


Young Girl Died from Bird Flu; USDA Reducing Bird Flu Response Workers
There has now been a documented case of a child dying from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Health officials in Mexico said Tuesday...
Dave Price
Apr 113 min read


The Vital Role of Immigration in Supporting U.S. Agriculture: Joe Murphy
Strong agricultural communities – which are primarily smaller, rural towns – rely on the need for certain foundational strengths: access...
Dave Price
Apr 43 min read


USDA Cuts Have Farmers Looking for Other Options
The challenge is on for growers across America: how to replace the billions of federal dollars that previously paid for local food that...
Dave Price
Apr 43 min read


Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' Iowa Visit: Trade Policies and Biofuel Investments
Days ahead of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” where he announced higher tariffs on approximately 50 countries, his U.S....
Dave Price
Apr 42 min read


Oh, Canada! Farmland Values Topped 10-Year Average Again
Demand for Canadian farmland has allowed it to reach nearly double-digit appreciation over the past year, which helps to offset a larger...
Dave Price
Apr 43 min read
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