Across the Midwest, farmland prices more than doubled over the past two years — making it difficult for young farmers to grow their businesses. Farmland is a limited resource, and over the past year, ...

Farmland values continued strong growth in 2022 in the Seventh Federal Reserve District that includes Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, according to the Agricultural Newsletter ...

Across the Midwest, farmland prices have risen sharply from last year, in part because of high commodity prices and a global food shortage. The highly competitive market, which often includes ...

A new study shows a threefold increase in Midwest farm acres using the offseason crops to help protect the soil and reduce runoff, but it still makes up less than 8% of all farmland. Tim Gottman’s ...

Farmland values in the upper Midwest continued to rise in 2023, surpassing the highest levels ever in many areas. The very high net farm income levels in 2021 and 2022 provided many farm operators ...

At least 21 states are considering legislation to block foreign companies and individuals from purchasing farmland. The issue has gained momentum in recent years. Worries over foreign ownership of U.S ...

The 2012 drought that devastated crops and pastures in much of the Upper Midwest didn't stop the price of farmland from shooting higher, especially in North Dakota. The average per-acre price of ...

For 2022, Oppedahl said Illinois farmland values increased by 14%, while Iowa and Wisconsin both saw an increase of 11%. Indiana farmland values increased the most over the year, 23%. Michigan’s ...

Story by Katie Peikes. Video by Lucius Pham. At a recent farmland auction in Jesup, Iowa, a couple dozen farmers and landowners drank coffee, ate cookies and chatted before filing into rows of chairs ...