Is farmland still a good investment?

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthFebruary 15, 2025

Ag economists weigh in on farmland ownership and investment strategies in this February 14, 2025 Farm Progress report. Hear their thoughts on what current trends mean for farmland values, questions on stability, as well as selling land. Read the full article here – https://bit.ly/4aZ0BLk

Midwest Farmland Values Down Slightly in 2024

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthFebruary 14, 2025

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s AgLetter, No. 2007, February 2025 features farmland values for our Midwest reporting states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. “An annual decrease of 1 percent in the Seventh Federal Reserve District’s agricultural land values in 2024 ended a four-year run of substantial annual gains.” Read their AgLetter: February 2025 report here – https://bit.ly/4hUHuVa

Download the full report here – https://bit.ly/42VR8mb

Scarcity of Farms on the Market Boosts Land Sale Values

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthFebruary 6, 2025

Due to the lack of land on the market, farm real estate is still fairing well on the land sales market. Find land sales reports for our Midwest states of Illinois and Nebraska in this February 5, 2025 Farm Progress Report – https://conta.cc/3WIDm

Most Minnesota land sales have been private deals

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthFebruary 5, 2025

This February 5, 2025 Farm Progress report shares why land sales for Minnesota will start to see a seasonal decrease. Our Midwest state of Minnesota has a lower rate of absentee landowners, which allows for close family and community connections. This also results in some unreported sales exchanged within the farming sector. Find details to recent reported land sales in 12 of the state’s counties here – https://conta.cc/3Q3Yc8u

Landwatch

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthFebruary 4, 2025

This January 30, 2025 Progressive Farmer Landwatch Report features recent farmland sales that include our Midwest reporting states of Illinois, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Find details to these highlighted sales here – https://conta.cc/3ErOHOc

2024 Farmland Values Stable, Market Shows Signs of Downturn Ahead | FCSAmerica

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJanuary 25, 2025

“For the first time, FCSAmerica, AgCountry Farm Credit Services and Frontier Farm Credit have released a joint land values report that includes appraisals for 93 benchmark farms and ranches in all or parts of eight states. The Associations update appraisals for their respective benchmark farms every January and July.” Below is Farm Credit Services of America –
6-month | 1-yr | 2-yrs | 5-yrs | 10-years on our Midwest reporting states:

  • Iowa: -2.80% | -5.10% | -4.80% | 52.60% | 38.60%
  • Minnesota: 1.60% | 1.60% | 4.70% | 80.90% | 58.70%
  • Nebraska: -0.60% | -0.40% | 7.30% | 52.80% | 27.10%
  • North Dakota: 0.80% | 0.80% | 8.30% | 73.20% | 71.40%
  • South Dakota:  5.70% | 9.50% |18.10% | 64.60% | 40.50%
  • Wisconsin: 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.80% | 30.80% | 38.00%

Find their full Report here: https://bit.ly/4jum2I8

AFBF: Foreign Ag Land Ownership, Including Pastureland, in US Grows by 1.58 Million Acres From 2022 to 2023

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJanuary 24, 2025

This January 20, 2025 Progressive Farmer blog post, examines the growth in foreign ownership of agricultural land in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023. Using new analysis data by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), learn more on the who, how, and why for the 1.58-million-acre increase in foreign-owned agriculture land in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023. Read their full article here – https://bit.ly/3PJCaHY

National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries Farmland Returns: 30+ Years of Evidence about Farmland as an Investment Class

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJanuary 22, 2025

This recent Peoples Company blog post by Bruce J. Sherrick, PhD, details the why behind exponential interest in farmland real estate and other alternative or Alt-investments over the last 33 years. Using research and reports from NCREIF and TIAA Center for Farmland Research, Sherrick outlines and demonstrates why financial advisor recommendations surrounding agriculture real estate has increased from 25% in 2020 to 55% in 2024. Read the full article here – https://bit.ly/3E0gnt2

Southeast Iowa Farmland Sells for $19,200 per Acre

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJanuary 17, 2025

This January 15, 2025 article from Successful Farming, produced in partnership with American Farmland Owner, details seven notable farmland transactions from September 2024. These sales feature our Midwest states of Iowa and Minnesota. Find their sales details here – https://conta.cc/3E2Dzab