Several years after our dad died, and only for a moment, the siblings casually tossed around the idea of buying back a small piece of our old farm.
In 2008, Tri-State Neighbor reporter Lura Roti interviewed Sioux Valley High School senior Kyle Heylens to learn about his small cow-calf herd and goals for the future. The story focused on his use of a Farm Service Agency Youth Loan and featured Gail Gullickson, senior farm loan officer. Fifteen years later, Tri-State Neighbor reconnected with 32-year-old Heylens and Gullickson. This is an update.
While the pace is slowing, farmland values are again on the rise in Iowa.
When it comes to buying farmland, there are several factors to consider.
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The most recent annual survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland shows that rates increased by 9% in 2023 to the highest average value on record — $279 per acre.
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It’s a $16.7 million ranch story sure to stir some nostalgic memories in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
Rising land values have been one of the constants in the agriculture industry, but adding energy projects is likely to provide additional value.
When it comes to maintaining good levels of production and profitability on the farm, soil testing can be a useful resource for farmers. Iowa …
In 1992, I had the good fortune to meet my business mentor at my very first college interview. He told me 10 years in the future, I would be t…
Gov. Kristi Noem and some legislators plan to introduce a bill to establish a vetting process for foreign purchases of agricultural land in South Dakota.
Good crops and higher commodity prices are putting more money in farmers’ pockets while agricultural land values are soaring, according to a new multi-state survey by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve.
While the price of farmland has shot up 35% in pockets of the Midwest in the last couple of years, factors determining value are pretty consis…
Now more than ever, there is strong demand for a transition plan that can meet a family’s definition of a “fair” plan for land transition yet …
In mid-year looks at land prices in several Midwest states, prices have soared so far.
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