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RIP, DEI
Some conservatives have pushed back at corporate, governmental, organizational, and education efforts to prioritize initiatives focused...
Dave Price
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Heating Up
As temperatures skyrocketed across parts of the United States, they threatened the farm workers committed to feeding the world and...
Dave Price
Jul 19, 20243 min read


Smithfield's Move
Anyone connected to the pork industry, and any investors looking to make some bacon (sorry for going hog wild with the pork pun) may pay...
Dave Price
Jul 19, 20242 min read


September Signal?
Yes, we have been down this road before. Anyone who has borrowed money, had a variable interest rate, looked at buying farmland or...
Dave Price
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Tractor Supply's Priority Changes
Major changes to diversity efforts, support for LGBTQ communities, and environmental priorities are ahead for Tractor Supply, the...
Dave Price
Jul 5, 20243 min read


Notable Sales, 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,...
American Farmland Owner
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Another Ag Company Lays Off Workers
Anticipation about declining farm incomes may have hit another major agricultural company. AGCO Corporation – the Duluth, Georgia-based...
Dave Price
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Pipeline's Path
It wasn’t a surprise. And it isn’t the last big decision ahead. But a ruling in one state is a step forward for a multi-billion dollar...
Dave Price
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Notable Sales, June 14
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...
American Farmland Owner
Jun 14, 20242 min read


Frozen Rates
The summer will apparently bring no thaw to borrowing rates. Although, perhaps, the U.S. economy is now reaching the autumn of the...
Dave Price
Jun 14, 20242 min read


Seeking New Almond Possibilities
The struggles of the American almond industry are getting sold off farm by farm in California. Trinitas Advantaged Agricultural Partners...
Dave Price
Jun 14, 20242 min read


Is China Really Trying to Buy Our Farmland?
Yes, Chinese companies have financial interests in the overall food supply in the United States. But their ownership of American farmland...
Dave Price
Jun 7, 20243 min read


The Slowdown
Adjustments. Realignments of business priorities. Strategic decisions. Call them whatever you choose. But this month, the agriculture...
Dave Price
Jun 7, 20242 min read


Notable Sales, May 31
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...
American Farmland Owner
May 31, 20241 min read


Not as Dry
Agriculturally rich Iowa is among the states that showed significant improvement after nearly four years of drought. May’s rain total was...
Dave Price
May 31, 20242 min read


Concerns Spread
Angst about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza beyond poultry has spread along with the news that three people have now...
Dave Price
May 31, 20242 min read


Argentina's Problem, America's Opportunity?
It can be a callous-sounding side of agriculture. But if one producer has an unexpected problem in production, then another producer can...
Dave Price
May 31, 20242 min read


Blown Over by the Storm
Farmers and rural energy producers have felt the wrath of severe storms in Iowa this spring in ways that they haven’t experienced in...
Dave Price
May 24, 20242 min read


Notable Sales, May 17
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...
American Farmland Owner
May 17, 20242 min read


Delayed Sales
The shopping list still may include a tractor. But not as many buyers are crossing off that tractor from the list. John Deere & Company...
Dave Price
May 17, 20242 min read
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