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The changing characteristics of farmland ownership and leases can create opportunities for farmers looking to expand their operations.

The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland is $6,951, which is a 2.9% increase for the six-month period ending March 1.

Grain prices have struggled the last four years, and that negative profitability has weighed on farmland values.

Randy Dickhut, AFM, Senior Vice President, shares examples from four area sales managers at Farmers National

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Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens died Wednesday at age 91, which brought renewed interest in his Mesa Vista Ranch first listed for sale in 2017.

The 1,752-acre Rio Bravo Ranch in far West Texas, is for sale, along with its valuable 30,000-acre feet of water per year.

The audacious move assuming another significant MFP boost to farm income from the US Treasury in ’20, and add it onto our rent bid to grow our acres. But what if the lease is a multi-year contract? John Phipps explains.

Here is a “starter kit” for anticipation. Just a few things to do, ways to think and habits to adopt. They will allow you to see developments before they arrive, avoid nasty surprises and seize opportunity.

This year marks the company’s 90th anniversary, which is based in Omaha, Neb., and operates in nearly 30 states with more than 275 employees.