News, Insights & Interviews Archive

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...

There are no beans or corn. No hogs or cattle. No tree nuts, berries, or chicken. You probably don’t think that you are stepping on a...

Mitchell County, Iowa On May 3, 153.00 m/l acres were sold eight miles northwest of Riceville, Iowa. This property consists of 129.86 FSA...

Five key agricultural states in the nation’s midsection are seeing less farmland for sale, fewer potential buyers, and smaller...

Fayette County, Illinois Six tracts of land totaling 797.98 acres went to auction on April 17. All tracts of land included hunting...

Spotify | Apple Podcasts The Great Recession could have been a turning point in the potential of farmland as an asset class. Yes,...

Lyon County, Iowa Two 40-acre tracts located five miles southeast of Inwood, Iowa, were sold at public auction on April 5. Tract 1...

Washington County, Iowa: Located four miles south of Wellman, Iowa, two tracts were sold at public auction on March 22. Of the two...

Grundy County, Iowa Three tracts of highly tillable cropland located two miles north of Beaman, Iowa was sold at public auction on March...

It had to happen sometime. And a new statewide survey by the Realtors Land Institute shows that Iowa farmland has declined in value over...