Jennifer Moran | December 2, 2025
Progressive Farmer’s recent Landwatch Report, includes recent farmland sales in our Midwest states of Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Find full details to each sale – Recent Farmland Sales in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota
Jennifer Moran | December 1, 2025
This holiday season, consider starting a cherished family tradition by visiting local tree farms to cut down your Christmas tree. The experience not only fosters family bonding and fun but also supports local economies in our Midwest. Engaging in activities at these farms promotes community spirit and offers a special way to celebrate the season! Click the image below and check out our Midwest Christmas Tree Farm Resource for links to tree farms across our 10 Midwest states, and discover the joys of fresh pine and family fun!
Jennifer Moran | September 26, 2025
Farm incomes have been falling throughout the Minneapolis Fed’s Ninth District, which consists of our Midwest states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, as well as Montana. American Farmland Owner comparing the most recent report with one from a year ago, spots trends that have unfortunately come to fruition for farmers in the region. Learn more – Then vs. Now: What Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Reports Tell Us about Farm Future
Jennifer Moran | July 25, 2025
This latest FarmDoc Daily Policy News Summary looks at ag land values through the first 6 months of 2025. Find the 6-Month Average Benchmark Land Values Change for our Midwest states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. Key contributors and findings include land value reports from Farmers National Company and Farm Credit Services of America. Read their full report here – Ag Land Values Mostly Stable Through First Half of 2025 – Farm Policy News
Jennifer Moran | July 3, 2025
American Farmland Owner shares details from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve’s latest Ag Credit Survey. The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Ninth District includes our Midwest reporting states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Although land values continue to climb, the survey reveals a “mixed bag” of outcomes in the farm economy across our Midwest. Learn more here: The Good and the Bad: What A Recent Survey Says About the Ag Economy
Jennifer Moran | June 2, 2025
Recent first quarter 2025 ag economic reports reflected some positive news on our Midwest land values. Reported farmland values in our following states: Minnesota values were up 3%, North Dakota increased 7%, and South Dakota demonstrated a 4.6% increase. Learn more in this latest Farm Progress report – https://bit.ly/43kHcT3
Jennifer Moran | March 3, 2025
Progressive Farmer March 1, 2025 Recent Farmland Sales features our Midwest reporting states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio and South Dakota. Find details to each highlighted farmland sale here – https://conta.cc/3QG3Q0T
Jennifer Moran | February 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
Jennifer Moran | December 20, 2024
Don’t miss this AFO interview by Dave Price, Editor of American Farmland Owner, as he sits down with Dr. Ernie Goss, Professor of Economics at Creighton University to discuss what the numbers are saying about smaller rural communities and farmland across the Midwest. Maybe it’s just a bluff?
The interview recap includes links to Creighton University’s Mainstreet Economy Historical Data from 2014 to 2024, which includes our Midwest reporting states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, along with Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Wyoming. Find those report details here: https://bit.ly/3VP59xy
Jennifer Moran | December 13, 2024
Fall land auction results, featuring recent Midwest land sales in our states of North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, help shed insights into the 2025 land market. Although cautious optimism is the outlook for next year, there’s still plenty of bright spots of resiliency in recent Midwest land auction results. Farm Progress – https://bit.ly/3BBnh78
