Land News
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.
AFBF President Zippy Duvall told members this week he will continue to press for policy that progresses agriculture, citing AFBF’s work on changes to the White House’s “America the Beautiful” plan as an example.
New Record $26,000/Acre Iowa Farmland Sale, Record Amount of Land Could Flood Market in Next 60 Days
A piece of farmland in Johnson County, Iowa, brought $26,000 per acre. One land appraiser expects the historic run in farmland values to slow as a record amount of land could enter the market in the next 60 days.
Here’s what to consider if you are weighing a land purchase.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is proposing to list the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. The chicken’s habitat spans parts of five states, including Colorado, Kansas and Texas.
Share data, strengthen relationships with farmland lease annual reports.
Randy Dowdy’s soil death is no mystery, insists the Georgia producer, and now a federal inspection report appears to back his claims of soil damage on record-breaking farmland due to pipeline construction.
Willie Benedetti says he is within his rights to retire and build a house for his son. Marin County officials say otherwise.
A phantom frog has spurred the Supreme Court to address Weyerhaeuser v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and determine if the government can aim at private land anywhere in the United States and pull the Endangered Species Act (ESA) trigger, regardless of owner protest and absence of the targeted species.
California producer John Duarte’s settlement brings no clarity on Clean Water Act
Pipelines and agriculture are a contentious pair, with a growing number of farmers raising concerns over soil health, drainage issues, and responses from oil and gas companies.