National security, farm policy, and modernization are key priorities for the Trump Administration’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Speaking at the morning keynote address of the 2026 Land Investment Expo, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke on some of the most important topics happening at the federal level.  Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland With security as a priority, Vaden emphasized the USDA’s commitment to enforce and monitor the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure...

Without quick movement on tax legislation, there is an air of uncertainty for succession planning.

By: David Geiger Edited by: Dave Price A new presidential term started off this week with an emphasis on President Trump’s America First policy. A part of that is a push to bring innovation and manufacturing back to America.  RELATED: Domestic production can be a bipartisan effort. Earlier this month, Reuters reported the Biden Administration blocked a U.S. Steel merger with Nippon Steel. The new Trump Administration also vowed to kill the effort.   While a new administration is a time of...

By: David Geiger Edited by: Dave Price Whether it's wind, solar, or biofuel, farmers have been harvesting power on their land for decades. As technology improves efficiency, landowners see more potential in it. "I've moved to be much more bullish on solar here over the past year than I have been previously," says Dave Muth with People's Company Capital Markets.  He points to wind energy. It has good gains and profitability for landowners in today's climate. Winds brings nearly a billion...