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Sioux County, Iowa: Located seven miles southwest of Sheldon, Iowa, 80 acres were sold at public auction on February 23. The tract was...

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...

Inflation is annoyingly stubborn and keeps tempering enthusiasm that the Federal Reserve will feel comfortable lowering interest rates...

Boone County, Iowa: Located between Ames, Boone and Madrid, Iowa, two tracts of farmland sold at public auction via the buyer’s choice...

Producers should prepare: 2024 won’t be like 2021, 2022, or 2023, according to the USDA farm income forecast. “After the three highest...

O’Brien County, Iowa: Located three miles southwest of Sutherland, Iowa, an 80-acre piece of farmland was sold at public auction on...

When something takes place that hasn’t happened in more than two decades, it merits attention. And when it involves the impact of...

Jefferson County, Arkansas: Located about 15 miles northeast of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a listing of 2,580.59 acres sold on December 13. Of...

Written by: Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf Edited by: Dave Price   The current IRS tax code is 74,600 pages long. In book form it would stretch...

Sioux County, Iowa: On December 18, two tracts of farmland were offered at public auction via the buyer’s choice auction method. Tract 1...

Thinking about investing in a publicly traded farmland REIT in the new year? The evaluation of its overall value can be a bit...

“Modest” may be the most fitting word for the results of the 2023 Iowa State University’s Land Values Survey. Modest gains for 2023 and...

Farmland has proven to be resilient despite inflationary pressures, even better than expected in cases. Some areas of the United States...

Farmland competition is getting tougher thanks to new competition from large investment firms, an investigation by Reuters found....

2023 may not be as lucrative as 2022 for some landowners but farmland values are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. Those are...

Optimism can’t make it rain. Optimism can’t make fertilizer cheaper. But optimism sure can make the day to day more doable. The new...

There’s only so much dirt. And the land just doesn’t turn over that often. Farmland is a precious commodity but is it still a good buy?...