Farmland

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth-neutral in December.  It’s the fourth-straight month, and tenth time in the past 12 months in the Index moved higher.  The index is a monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region that depends on agriculture and/or energy.   While ...

State Senator Judy Warnick said she has some concerns when it comes to the future of the agriculture industry in Washington.  She said she’s concerned many family farms will go under because of tedious and unneeded regulation from Olympia, which drives her during the legislative session and when lawmakers are out of session as well.   W...

Cropland rental expenses in Washington fell $1 year-over-year to $201 per acre.  Meanwhile, irrigated cropland in the Evergreen state increased by $2 per acre this year, coming in at $360.  And non-irrigated cropland rental expense is $75 per acre, unchanged from last year.   ...

Cropland rental expenses in Washington fell $1 year-over-year to $201 per acre.  Meanwhile, irrigated cropland in the Evergreen state increased by $2 per acre this year, coming in at $360.  And non-irrigated cropland rental expense is $75 per acre, unchanged from last year.   Oreg...

Farmers National Co. reports an increase in land sales in 2019.  A spokesman for the Nebraska based company said it is seeing an increase in the number of farmland sales by financially stressed producers due to multiple years of reduced income.  De...

The USDA says cash rent for cropland in Washington increased this year to $203 per acre.  That’s up $5.00 from the 2017 rate.  Irrigated cropland in Washington, moved up $8.00 an acre in the past year to $358.  Meanwhile, non-irrigated crop land rental came in at $75.00 per acre, up $2.0...

The USDA’s 2017 Land Values Summary shows that the average acre of American cropland is worth $4,090.  That’s unchanged from last year and the third-highest in history.  Pastureland values increased by $20 from last year to a national average of $1,350.  That’s the highest ...

The Farmers National Company recently released a semi-annual market update on farmland prices and it’s hard to nail down just what the trend is.  A Pro Farmer report says the best description may be “steady, with exceptions.”   The re...

New data released last week by the USDA shows nearly 40% of all U.S. farms are managed by more than one operator.  USDA’s Economic Research Service says in 2015, 39% of the more than 800,000 U.S. farms had secondary operators.  Commercial-sized farms often require more management and labor than an individual can provide.   Becaus...

The price of American farmland may be heading for its first significant drop since the mid-1980s. MetLife Agricultural Finance says that based on certain measurements, market conditions are the worst they’ve been since the Farm Crisis.  AgriMone...