Harvest to set tone of future land sales

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthSeptember 20, 2024

Farm Progress contributing author, Doug Hensley, president of Hertz Real Estate Services, shares how the fall harvest plays a key role in the future price direction for farmland. Highlighting counties in our Midwest reporting state of Iowa, Hensley shares more on the late summer “stickier” than expected land prices, the anticipation building around this year’s harvest, and how together they can form an outlook for 2025. Read more here – https://bit.ly/3MQ6ijA

Southwest Iowa farmland brings over $16,000 per acre

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthSeptember 16, 2024

5 farmland sales from our Midwest reporting states of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, captured the attention of farmland analyst and editor at American Farmland Owner, Dave Price. Read more about these June 2024 farmland sales transactions from Successful Farming here – https://bit.ly/4e4tKp8

Youth Movement

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthSeptember 11, 2024

Our Midwest states of Indiana and North Dakota are in the top 3 for the highest percentage of young producers (farmers under the age of 35); Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Iowa are also in the top 10. Learn more from American Farmland Owner Editor, Dave Price, as he shares important details, obstacles, and hopeful legislation for young producers – our next generation and future for the farming industry. Learn more here – https://www.americanfarmlandowner.com/post/youth-movement

Number of Farms and Land In Farms in the Midwest

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthAugust 4, 2024

Farm Doc Daily July 29, 2024 Report analyzed data for 8 Midwest states from the 2017 and 2022 Census of Agriculture, which demonstrates and confirms the 21st Century decline in number of farms and land in farms. Find their full report here – https://bit.ly/3Sx4y28

Iowa farmland values decline for first time in five years

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJuly 24, 2024

According to the latest Benchmark Farm Value Trends Report, Iowa’s farmland values declined for the first time in five years. Due to tighter crop margins and higher interest rates, land values show an average decline of 2.4%, according to FCS America. See Farm Progress July 23, 2024 full report – https://bit.ly/3WyoZOw

The Hertz Outlook Summer 2024 Report

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJuly 16, 2024

The Hertz Outlook is a quarterly publication focused on the Midwest Farmland real estate market. Each quarter their report provides updates on the changing landscape of Midwest farmland values and all of the factors affecting them. https://bit.ly/3XX0z2e