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Writer Since: Sep 18, 2023
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Dave Price joins American Farmland Owner, continuing his career in journalism that has spanned more than two decades in four states. Dave has earned a prestigious national Emmy, Edward R. Murrow and dozens of state and regional awards for his reporting, writing and anchoring.
He has written two books: “Caucus Chaos” and “Caucus Chaos Trump.” Both share Dave’s experiences covering the always unpredictable way Iowans help pick the next president. He loves speaking to groups, sharing his experiences and listening to the unique ideas of others.
Dave is a Midwest native who grew up in Belleville, Illinois and lives in Iowa, where his wife’s family has farmed for nearly a century. His focus at AFO is to provide thoughtful, thorough insight while talking with decision makers and innovators regarding the latest research, land trends and sustainable practices.
Articles (490)
Mar 27, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Kentucky Family Turns Down $26 Million for Farm from Data Center Developer
A northern Kentucky community has overcome the Great Depression a century ago and a poverty rate nearly twice the national average. Residents have been tested again and again. But few of Mason County’s 17,000 residents in Mayfield demonstrated their commitment to the community, their traditions, and their land more than Ida Huddleston and her daughter Delsia Bare. Because of that commitment, the mother and daughter may be the most famous residents since legendary singer and actress Rosemary...
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Mar 27, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Nebraska Fires: The Widespread Damage and the Inspiration to Help
First came the fast-moving wildfires, damage, and agony. Then came the help from fellow farmers who always seem to rise to the moment to help another farmer in need. High winds and dry conditions fueled some of the worst fires in the history of Nebraska this month, burning more than 800,000 acres and reshaping the outlook for farmers and ranchers heading into the growing season. At the center of the devastation was the Morrill Fire. That fire scorched more than 640,000 acres across the...
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Mar 27, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Farmer and Strategist Brian Reisinger: Politicians, Pay Attention to Rural America
Brian Reisinger has worked for a governor who ran for president, a U.S. Senator who ran for president, and another U.S. Senator who thought about running for president. These days, Reisinger has put politics aside as he has focused full-time on agriculture, his business, and his young family.
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Mar 20, 2026 ∙ 4 min
This Entrepreneur Focuses on Opportunity and Not Heated Immigration Debate
With the United States in the middle of a fierce debate on which immigrants should be allowed to legally remain and work in the United States, people like Sharon Krause is focused on opportunities for those committed to making a living on the farm. Should all people who entered the country illegally be forced to leave? Should only those who have violent criminal records be removed? Should everyone who overstayed a temporary visa get deported? Those questions and others have divided local,...
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Mar 20, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Joshua Manske: Back to the Farm after Pro Golf Career
The family farm required the same characteristic that helped Joshua Manske thrive on the golf course: patience. Agriculture was never really something Manske left behind. But it was something that patiently waited for him to return.
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Mar 13, 2026 ∙ 2 min
States Consider Moratorium on Data Centers
How widespread is the opposition from people who don’t want farmland converted to data centers, are concerned about the water use from those facilities, oppose taxpayer subsidies for data centers, or a combination of those three complaints? It is so much so that nearly one in four states have considered moratorium legislation on new data centers, according to Good Jobs First , a nonprofit organization that tracks government subsidies, actions that it considers corporate misconduct, and...
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Mar 13, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Renewable Energy Leader Jeff Risely: Finding Compromise with Farmers and Neighbors
As renewable energy projects expand across rural America, many landowners are weighing the benefits of wind and solar leases against concerns from neighbors and local officials. For farmers looking for financial stability in a volatile agricultural economy, the conversation increasingly centers on how to find reasonable compromises that allow development while addressing community concerns. That balancing act is at the heart of the work being done by the Renewable Energy Farmers of America,...
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Mar 6, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Kristi Noem Out as Key Deportation Leader of Trump Administration
Regardless of whether you believe that she was fired or transferred to another position, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is leaving her job, a change announced by President Donald Trump on social media Thursday. Although, President Trump announced the change after Noem’s performance this week at two congressional hearings where she faced questions about a $220 million ad campaign (funded by taxpayers) that prominently featured her (that she claimed President Trump...
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Mar 6, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Pushing Back at Data Centers While America Seeks More Power
In the years ahead, America will need far more power generated than we currently produce. Our ever-increasing hunger for technology – and the power that it takes to operate that technology – demand it. Wind, solar, natural gas, coal and nuclear could be all among the options to produce some of that additional capacity. Data centers could be an integral part of the nation’s economy for the infrastructure to provide the storage, processing, internet, and distribution system to meet people’s...
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Mar 6, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Trying to Make Sense of Changing Tariff Policies
You may think better trade deals are the answer, or you may believe that American presidents abandoned the concept of much higher tariffs decades ago because of the harm they can cause our country’s families. Either way, you know that the past year has been volatile and unpredictable. American agricultural producers now wait, most likely with little optimism, that the court system could deliver them refunds on the higher prices they paid because of President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs on...
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Mar 6, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Ethan Branscum: 721 Exchanges Could Keep Farms in the Family
Listen and subscribe on Spotify | Apple Podcasts The farmland may be paid off and generating income. But looming capital gains taxes can make a straight sale financially painful. Or maybe an heir isn’t so sure that owning a farm is really what he wants to do in the years ahead. That is where a 721 exchange could be an option. “We're one of the few firms that have ever done it or tried it in the farmland space,” said Ethan Branscum, Director of Investments at Sower Farmland, who grew up on an...
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Feb 27, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Failed Promises on E15 Expansion
Missed deadline led to another missed deadline, which is only fueling frustration from agricultural industry groups and farmers who keep waiting for the Trump administration and Congress to approve year-round sales of E15 fuel nationwide. Previously, both the Trump and the Biden administration have approved temporary E15 sales through the summer, bypassing decades-long restrictions that claimed smog concerns from the use of higher ethanol fuel over the summer months. But the industry, which...
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