A Bunch of Apples
Landowners with apple orchards in Michigan have seen a plentiful harvest. The crop was so big that it became part of a USDA record...
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- Nov 22
- 2 min
The Next Generation
A future shift of land ownership has been discussed over the past several years by various forecasters. AgAmerica’s 2023 U.S. Farmland...
- Nov 22
- 2 min
Farmland's Demand by Investment Firms
Farmland competition is getting tougher thanks to new competition from large investment firms, an investigation by Reuters found....
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Saving Water by Changing Crops
Federal money to help communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic is helping to turn alfalfa into Christmas trees and reducing water...
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Expectations for Fertilizer Costs
Some of the largest fertilizer companies are looking for the potential for greater profits in 2024, which means landowners will want to...
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Incomes Down, Land Values Stay Strong
2023 may not be as lucrative as 2022 for some landowners but farmland values are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. Those are...
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Optimistic Farmland Owners Also Have Concerns About 2024
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...
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Covering the Crops
It is costing more…substantially more…for landowners to insure their crops than it did two decades ago, according to a recent report from...
- Nov 9
- 2 min
No More Walnuts
Tomatoes are replacing walnuts. Not everywhere, of course. But the prices that producers can get for walnuts have been declining over the...
- Nov 9
- 1 min
Sneak Peek
Hollywood promotes its coming attractions. And while a glimpse at a future USDA report may not be as glitzy, it’s far more relevant to...
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Succession Planning
The only child takes over the family farm once mom and dad retire or pass away. That might be the “easiest” scenario, right? For now,...
- Nov 3
- 1 min
Commodities Reality Check
While the Biden administration’s focus on rural communities is supposed to add value, vitality and promise, it comes at a time when some...
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Regenerative Agriculture
A collaboration between two giant companies in the United States hopes to push forward regenerative agriculture, a concept that could be...
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Keeping Land in the Family
A proposal in North Carolina could follow similar work in nearly two dozen other states to better protect the rights of landowners --...
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Farmland Focus
Can a president’s visit to rural Minnesota help farmland values rise in communities across the country? The visit itself? Perhaps not....
- Oct 26
- 2 min
Pour Me Another
While the drought has brought a flood of problems for growers and barge traffic, another climate challenge may have benefited a different...
- Oct 26
- 2 min
Pipeline Pulled
One of the three multi-state carbon sequestration pipeline projects through parts of the Midwest and Great Plains has been paused,...
- Oct 26
- 2 min
China Buys, China Steals ("Five Eyes" Allege)
China could rely on the ingenuity, intelligence and insight of its 1.4 billion citizens. But a select group of the world’s top law...
- Oct 26
- 2 min
Stuck on the River
Scientists and researchers have warned for years that extended, new weather patterns (possibly permanent or at least long-lasting) are...
- Oct 19
- 2 min
What About Those Rates
If you are in your 20s, you might be thinking, “WTH is happening with interest rates?!” If you are over 50, you might be saying, “Let me...
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