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Farmers often have complex needs when it comes to managing their land and property, particularly when it comes to buying or selling...

Plymouth County, IA This Plymouth County, IA farmland sold for $22,600 per acre, with a per-tillable acre price of $23,780 and a CSR2...

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act aimed to ensure that groundwater use would be better managed locally and regionally to...

Danny Thomas, Senior Director at LAWD in Melbourne, recently founded the International Ag Alliance (IAA), inspired by his agricultural backg

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 coastline may come to mind when you picture this area of the country. This region is also famous for what it grows. (Apples, anyone?) According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the Northwest is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country with 40 million acres of farmland and $7 billion in sales in 2021.   RELATED

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. You never have to wonder how he really feels about an issue. “President Biden is the first President in United States history to actively & intentionally compromise the national security of our country.”                                                  Bass posted on X/Twitter January 7, 2025. That criticism was leveled at Biden for failing

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....