Rural Economic Index Remains Positive LandOwner | By Mike Walsten on 07/18/2019 4:03 PM Rural Mainstreet Index holds above growth neutral.
Iowa Farmland Values Post 3% Six-month Gain LandOwner | By Mike Walsten on 03/21/2018 11:53 AM Farm realtor survey finds 2.9% six-month gain.
Nebraska Farmland Slips 3% LandOwner | By Mike Walsten on 03/19/2018 11:10 AM The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Economics annually surveys Nebraska land professionals including appraisers, farm and ranch managers, and agricultural bankers.
Ag Lending Trends: The Money Squeeze Continues LandOwner | By Sara Schafer on 03/08/2018 4:00 PM Loans over $100,000 make up more than 70% of total farm loan volumes at commercial banks. Farm operating loans also continue to increase in size
Your Precious Land | Key Ratio Edges Deeper into Caution Zone LandOwner | By Mike Walsten on 03/01/2018 3:27 PM USDA forecasts net farm income will decline nearly 7% from 2017... USDA also forecasts farm debt will rise again in 2018.
Rural Bankers Temper Concerns About Farmland Values | By Mike Walsten on 02/19/2018 11:14 AM Monthly survey finds rural bankers optimistic on rural economy.
Central Corn Belt Farmland Values Notch Slight Gain | By Mike Walsten on 02/16/2018 10:41 AM Slight annual gain in farmland values halts three years of declines.
Steady, Slightly Weaker Farmland Values in Central/Southern Plains | By Mike Walsten on 02/16/2018 10:10 AM Halt in decline in western farmland values stabilizes values in Central and Southern Plains.
Southern Corn Belt/MidSouth Note 5% Gain in Farmland Values | By Mike Walsten on 02/09/2018 11:11 AM Quarterly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis finds strong gains in ranch/pastureland values
Pension Fund Farmland Returns Rise | By Mike Walsten on 01/22/2018 8:55 AM NCREIF index finds boost in farmland returns with permanent cropland leading gains.
Rural Bankers Rate Rising Farm Loan Defaults Greatest Challenge in 2018 LandOwner | By Mike Walsten on 01/18/2018 10:07 AM Four in 10 bankers report farm loan defaults represent their biggest challenge for the year ahead, according to Creighton University's monthly survey.
