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Between 2001 and 2016, 11 million acres of farmland and ranchland were converted to urban and highly developed land use or low-density residential land use.
You can find both good news and bad news in the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
After five years of declines, the value of an average acre of Nebraska farmland rose 3% versus a year ago.
In the midst of the many uncertainties and tragedies due to the spreading COVID-19, the security offered by land ownership again shines through.
Hall of Fame golfer Greg “The Shark” Norman has listed for sale his Seven Lakes Ranch located in Colorado’s White River Valley of the Flat Tops Mountains near Meeker.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing market volatility across the globe. How will that trickle down to the farmland markets?
A good farm manager will immediately want to understand the goals for a piece of farmland today and into the future.
In recent years, publicity surrounding solar farms has gained the attention of property owners and appraisers. As with any large-scale development, the change represented by utility-scale solar can be cause for concern.
This award recognizes an outstanding early career member of the Iowa Chapter for his/her contributions to the Chapter, ASFMRA, and the profession.
The announcement comes following the 2020 announcement that Peoples Company opened its first office in the Mississippi Delta in Jonesboro, Arkansas, with the addition of Joel and Kim King.
“I like to really transform and improve farms which is more long term focused. There’s more to managing a farm than just focusing on the annual income,” Walker says.
AcreTrader has acquired AgValuation in its efforts to make buying and selling land common, transparent and easy.
It wasn’t very long ago that profiting from a solar photovoltaic (PV) system seemed far from reach. In the past decade, however, solar PV technology has advanced substantially and also become significantly cheaper.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency executed search warrants in parts of southeastern Missouri earlier this month to look for signs of improper use of the herbicide dicamba, the agency said on Tuesday. The searches
Unique Opportunity to Reach Ag Retailers The ARA Conference & Expo offers excellent opportunities to network with ag retail company leaders and decision-makers. This annual gathering is the place to build personal relat
Justin Trudeau said a planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially seal a Nafta deal collapsed after Mike Pence called and insisted the meeting was conditional on adding a sunset clause.
“What’s important to note is that current trade tensions are changing the landscape for how U.S. agriculture is situated in the global markets,” says Darci Vetter
What is ARA doing to impact the trade negotiations?
Comments on this draft guidance must be submitted on or before May 28, 2019.
Submit your comments in on the proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from EPA by April 15.
ARA Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Counsel Richard Gupton represented ARA at the event that gathered more than 50 experts.
Now begins the critical time of public comment, which will be followed by the publishing of a final rule and undoubtedly battles in the courts.
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) testified before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) about excessive demurrage and accessorial charges against agricultural retailers and distributors.
ARA has championed efforts to remove these tariffs and is optimistic in the opportunity the Congress has to ratify the trade agreement in the near future.
This action requests comments on a second pilot program to allow non-military drivers ages 18-20 to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Should farmers choose not to plant in 2019 and instead take prevented planting compensation, the retailer will be left holding product which will either drop in value, or worse, be of no value at all
On today’s AgriTalk, Hunter Carpenter, Director of Public Policy for the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), joined Chip Flory to discuss how the increase in prevent plant acres directly impacts ag retailers.
Comments are due July 1, 2019.
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ARA Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Counsel Richard Gupton testified about excessive demurrage and accessorial charges against agricultural retailers and distributors.