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For 2018, the national average for cash rents on cropland is $138 per acre, which is 1.5% higher than 2017.

This week three Federal Reserve Bank districts released their quarterly land values and credit conditions reports.

Farmland values continue to defy gravity in many regions of farm country. Here are three reasons farmland values could make a dramatic move.

As waters recede from the thousands of acres that were flooded this spring, attention turns to spring planting. If those acres are rented, who will pay for the cleanup? Should the rental rate be adjusted?

The market value for farmland in the Cornhusker state dropped again in 2019. The average per-acre value is $2,650, a 3% drop from 2018.

On rented land, it’s critical to ensure proper communication about prevented plant with the landowner, says Chris Barron, farmer and CEO of Ag View solutions and a Top Producer columnist.

Despite a slower land market, Farmers National has seen a 29% increase in the number of acres sold by the company compared to last year and 22% over two years ago.

“There may be a win-win opportunity out of this for some folks. If it’s a field that has been historically wet, going to prevent plant may offer an opportunity to do a summer tile project and improve the drainage.”

The farmland market continues to be stable in Wisconsin.

Cash rents in Iowa are down 1.4% to an average of $219 per acre for the 2019 crop year, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University.