News, Insights & Interviews Archive

Without quick movement on tax legislation, there is an air of uncertainty for succession planning.

Lyon County, Iowa - A premium 80-acre farm in Richland Township sold at auction for $21,700 per acre on January 15, 2025, demonstrating...

By: Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf Edited by: Dave Price The Pacific Northwest is known for its natural beauty. The mountains, forests, and...

By: Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf  Edited by: Dave Price  Kyle Bass is the kind of person who has strong opinions and doesn’t mind sharing them....

The beginning of each year is a time for predictions. And some financial analysts doubt that 2025 can be as spectacular as the financial...

Written by: Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf Edited by: Dave Price As we ring in 2025, we see agricultural land values across the Midwest that...

If you were eyeing a farm expansion, major equipment purchases, or hoping that a variable interest rate loan would take a welcome dip in...

Story by Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf Edited by Dave Price A stall may be better than a fall, if you own the ground beneath you. It isn’t an...

In September, a well-known, turn-key cattle operation in southwest Wisconsin went up for auction. The 818-acre WoodHill Farms, located in...

SPOTIFY | APPLE PODCASTS “Retirement” doesn’t mean no work for Esther George. It also doesn’t mean a time to rip her former colleagues...

Edited by: Dave Price The farm economy has been a challenging one for many producers in 2024. It is a continuation of the decline from...

Investors are eying the middle of September when the Federal Reserve Board will meet and decide whether to lower borrowing costs. One...

Two “I” states are separated geographically by a third, but they are also separated in another way right now: the direction of their land...

Jefferson County, Iowa – On July 17, 465.73 acres just outside the southeast Iowa town of Pleasant Plain were sold at a public auction....

SPOTIFY | APPLE PODCASTS Farmland values are largely remaining steady, according to the latest report by Farmers National Company....

Guthrie County, Iowa One 74.00 acre m/l tract located two miles east of Guthrie Center, Iowa sold via live public auction on June 28....

Des Moines County, Iowa On June 18, four tracts totaling 290 m/l acres were sold for a total sale price of $4.61 million near Danville,...

What happens on the farm doesn’t stay on the farm. Ask almost any small-town restaurant, implement dealer, or hardware store in America....

Washington County, Iowa On May 31, 103 m/l acres were sold right outside of West Chester, Iowa. This property consists of 92.25 m/l acres...

Harrison County, Iowa One 77.52 m/l acre tract was sold via public auction on May 20. Located seven miles east of Beebeetown, Iowa, this...