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.
Farmers hoping for rent relief in 2027 may face a tough reality: land values are holding firm, and cash rents are slow to follow margins lower.
As input costs remain elevated, fall lease deadlines are putting renewed focus on cash rents and farmland values.
Appraisal update finds slight upward bias in values, except in Iowa.
New state restrictions and a proposed AFIDA overhaul could reshape land deals, reporting, and due diligence for farmers.
Producers need to play defense in the face of an uncertain outlook for rates, sticky inflation and what may become a more opaque Federal Reserve.
New research reveals two eye-catching farmland value takeaways and more shifts in the market.
While not necessarily new, market factors and growing awareness are putting the spotlight on residual soil fertility deductions.
Who owns the Heartland? New data reveals more than half of principal landlords having never farmed and a third now aged 75 or older.
New Farm Journal research explores six keys highlighting consolidation risk, regional divides and expansion sweet spots in a shifting landscape that prioritizes integrity and a tech mindset.
After years of steady growth, the U.S. agricultural land market is shifting and stabilizing.