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Sell Land to Build Up Savings?
05/17/2013
Farmers are typically in search of farmland to buy, but Farm Journal Economist Bob Utterback thinks maybe farmers should also consider selling.
Farmland Price Plateau Ahead, Bankers Say
05/17/2013
While good values and cash rental rates rose in some places, they fell in other states, and some bankers are worried about farmer financial health.
Farmland Values: Boom or Bubble?
04/18/2013
Low interest rates and record income have driven farmland values up. The increase has led to concerns of a repeat of the farm crisis of the 1980s.
5 Tips to Improve a Verbal Farm Lease
04/12/2013
Verbal farm leases are risky. Here are a few strategies for protecting interests in the verbal farm lease situation.
How Big? Farm Economies of Scale
04/11/2013
Farms will continue their march toward the upper perimeter in size during the next 30 years. Is there no limit to economies of scale?
$16,000 for Central Illinois Farmland!
04/05/2013
Central Illinois saw a new high price of $16,000 an acre paid for quality farmland March 15. The record-breaking price came on a 96-acre tract.
Firm Up Lease Agreements Beyond a Handshake
04/01/2013
A lot of farmland has changed hands in the past few years, which might provide an opportunity to increase the amount of leased land in your farm portfolio.