Farmland
The Dec. 1 sale in Sioux County not only sets a farmer-buyer record for Iowa, but according to Jim Rothermich, it highlights fierce demand for premium ground as lower-quality farms see more no sales.
Outlaws, ranching legends, hideouts, hotel hookups, and a head-knocking duo of old-school lawmen.
Several years of low commodity prices, high input costs and thin margins have taken a toll on soil stewardship in some parts of the country. As a result, farmers need to use caution and do their homework before renting ground that’s coming available in their area for 2026.
Michigan’s David Martin is pushing legislation to curb Open Fields power on private land.
Rods in hand, Scott Hemmer finds wells, water lines, and forgotten graves: X marks the spot.
“Even now, you can still find treasures because farm properties … are filled with buried secrets.”
Government housing will no longer replace grass on Andy Henry’s farm.
In May 2025, the Corps dropped authority over the property of Caleb and Rebecca Linck, bypassing a historic SCOTUS ruling protecting landowners from overregulation.
Iowa farmland values remain strong despite lower grain prices and rising financial stress. Tight supply, local farmer demand and low debt keep land prices surprisingly resilient.
In a bizarre case of eminent domain seizure, a NJ farm owner has gained major USDA support.
An outlaw ring poached giant bucks and allegedly stole trophy semen in one of the most astounding illegal hunting cases in U.S. history.
The government is forcing producers to pick between two poisons: Accept below-market offers for property or drown in legal costs.
In June 2025, Ben McGhee uncovered an amazing treasure untouched for over 2,000 years.
Welcome to a bizarre tale of assassins, eunuchs, lunatics, and mass death, all threaded to American agriculture.
“Don’t tell me I have no farmland and don’t go changing the entire tax structure of someone’s property in their 60s on a whim.”
In an outrageously wild hoodwink, game wardens froze a roadkill buck and snagged a chain of outlaw hunters and coke.
Max McKinney’s 6’x15’ shed on private farmland has been deemed a zoning violation by Washburn County, Wis., officials.
USDA’s Brooke Rollins jumps to defend farm facing erasure by eminent domain.
A federal judge struck down government’s forced intrusions onto private property in Kansas.
Transitions of any kind are hard — but farmland might be one of the toughest, says Steve Bohr of Farm Financial Strategies.
Family fights township attempts to replace historic farm with government project
Government officials claim the right to monitor citizens on private property without warrant.
If ever a farm had secrets, Prospect Hill is the keeper of ghosts. The former cotton plantation conceals one of the most surreal stories in history complete with spilled blood, family intrigue and a graveyard of good intentions.
The market might not be as hot as it was two years ago, but it still sizzles. The economics of low supply and strong demand are keeping prices fairly stable with only slight reductions seen this spring, depending on the location and quality, says Colton Lacina, Farmers National Company.
When a serial outlaw was nabbed with 52 deer racks, the case became the biggest, and most bizarre, in state history.
Bert Cole’s story is stunning, even beside the most remarkable figures in agriculture history.
John Moriarity insists the state’s regulatory pursuit of his property is about asphalt—not water.
Gary Kempker contends he’s lost $300,000 and suffered massive erosion due to big business, conservation, and bureaucracy interests.
Under 16 tons of granite, a farmer sleeps with a mystery at one of the most grandiose burial monuments in rural America.
Would the government punish a rural town of 56 people for draining water to ensure ambulance access for its residents?