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Wall Street type investment firms have found out what most farmers have believed for years—farmland is a good long-term investment. More institutional-type investors are likely to enter the picture and buy land as many farmers, who would have vied for the property three or four years ago, are holding back and hanging onto their cash.

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If you’re looking at various energy options as an alternative to electricity, consider the time might be right to use solar panels to power your farm. A six-part webinar series later this month will help you evaluate Photovoltaic (PV) panels and whether they could be a good fit. The panels “convert sunlight into electricity and are installed on a roof or placed on the ground,” according to Extension

Changes in an operation are driven by opportunity and by necessity. Of course, farmers prefer to change when opportunity comes knocking, rather than being forced into unfamiliar territory. For years, growers have willingly adopted new seed and crop management technology to grow more. The results have been nothing short of phenomenal.

Supply chain teamwork is key.

This diesel lawn and garden tractor sold on Sept. 30.

It’s a story of tight margins on farms in 2017, and those margins are growing tighter for some farmers. That’s forcing farmers to turn to lenders in search of additional farm loans. Should land be used as collateral when looking for farm loans? Three ag lenders weigh in.

Hurt says in order to look forward, agriculture needs to take a hard look at the past. That includes the 1970s and 1980s, as that was the last major boom and bust cycle in agriculture.