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Farmland is an essential resource for American agriculture. As stewards of the land, farmers and ranchers strive to maximize per-acre value while prioritizing soil health, water conservation and wildlife management. A key indicator of the financial health of the farm sector, farmland values can be influenced by commodity prices, land quality and other factors.
New research reveals two eye-catching farmland value takeaways and more shifts in the market.
While not necessarily new, market factors and growing awareness are putting the spotlight on residual soil fertility deductions.
New Farm Journal research explores six keys highlighting consolidation risk, regional divides and expansion sweet spots in a shifting landscape that prioritizes integrity and a tech mindset.
Buckshot, burning rubber, and buck-wild bedlam. Welcome to the night the lights almost went out in Georgia.
Michigan’s David Martin is pushing legislation to curb Open Fields power on private land.
Seizing on a paperwork violation and over $500,000 in fines, DOL agents hounded a fourth-generation farm into collapse.
Farm stand and greenhouse triggers government regulations.
In what it calls a comprehensive action plan for agriculture security, USDA unveiled seven critical areas the Trump administration will address, and securing and protecting U.S. farmland from being owned by China topped that list.
Transitions of any kind are hard — but farmland might be one of the toughest, says Steve Bohr of Farm Financial Strategies.
With recent funding streams, the Montana-based indoor ag grower is completing facilities in Georgia, Texas and Washington and is set to continue expanding its distribution footprint across the U.S.
A President Biden-appointed Equity Commission has outlined a path for USDA reform. The ag agency is already making changes, offering farm assistance and appointing a chief diversity and inclusion officer.
A record Iowa land sale occurred in Dubuque County, Iowa last week with High Point Land Company saying it auctioned off 60 acres for $30,000 per acre. With financial stakes so high, who can afford these big money moves?
Farmers National Company released its 2023 land values report this week, showing land sold at auctions set records in several states with values across Corn Belt States seeing a year-to-year increase between 20% and 34%.
There are signs that water is the new oil as water rights turn into water fights across the western U.S., says columnist John Phipps. He thinks it’s a battle that could only heat up in the coming years.
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When you hear of a new record sale of farmland it raises eyebrows — and your farmland’s worth. With this key asset rapidly increasing in value, you need to analyze your estate plan.
If you’re renting farmland to or from others, you have many things to consider – from managing long-term agreements and land improvements to zeroing in on the right insurance. Here are four boxes you’ll want to check
With recent updates and emerging partnerships, John Deere operators are one step closer to fully integrated and wireless data transfer from the field.
A complete physical exam can give you the piece of mind to keep doing what you’re doing, or it could uncover areas of concern. Soil is no different.
Despite heavy spring rains, crop residue will remain in place thanks to the healthy soil structure. However, unhealthy soil will give way to washing and erosion.
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The integrated citrus company is purchasing Vero Beach, Fla.-based J&J Fresh Produce assets, which includes 1,000 acres of farmland and a 185,000-square-foot cold storage and packaging facility.
Yield losses due to compaction in tracked areas can range between 10% and 20%.
Center-pivot irrigation systems, once thought to be suitable only for Kansas, Nebraska or California’s San Joaquin Valley, are going up in the eastern Corn Belt.
The Kinze Autonomous Harvest System allows the combine operator to control the tractor and grain cart without having a driver in the tractor seat.
The subsurface irrigation method, first adopted in the U.S. for vegetables, fruits and nuts, is supplementing and even replacing center-pivot systems for field crops.
By using crop residue you can reduce erosion potential, increase water storage capacity and, with tillage and rotation tweaking, create a nitrogen credit for future crops by building organic matter.