American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
New research reveals two eye-catching farmland value takeaways and more shifts in the market.
The market appears to be firm, but high quality farm land sets itself apart from medium or low quality.
The bridge payment announcement coincides with the busiest time of year with higher volumes of land sales; 40% or greater of annual volumes occur in the fourth quarter for some ag real estate companies.
The company leaders say this acquisition highlights the trend of partnering institutional and asset management firms with specialized farm management companies.
Farmland experts say it’s a story of supply and demand, but increasing farmer debt level adds to the bigger picture.
“Our takeaways are that high quality farms are selling at a premium, but it depends on location,” Rebecca Frantz says. “While uncertainty is still high, buyer interest has picked up at start of 2025, and the supply continues to be low.”
The past 15+ years have brought two developments that have changed the dynamic for farmland investment.
Colorado is the first state to announce it has successfully eradicated its feral hog population. Here’s how they did it.
In today’s challenging environment, farmland sale-leasebacks are becoming more common and potentially smart strategy for farmers.
This adds 14,000 acres under Peoples Company’s management. Atkins’ leaders Jim Goss and Sophia Hortin will also transition to lead a newly established Peoples Company office in Urbana, Illinois.
The Ag Economy Barometer found the majority of farmers are being offered more than $1,000 per acre by companies for solar leasing, and economists say that could also drive up the price of cash rental rates.
“If we step back and look at what that means for farmland, we’re taking our energy production system from highly centralized production facilities and we have to distribute it,” says David Muth.
David Muth of Peoples Company Capital Markets, the Investment platform for Peoples Company, shares how institutional investors have reacted to higher interest rates on their land investments pursuits.
There are six new and updated continuing education seminars designed to deliver targeted, applicable knowledge contributing to the overall advancement of ag appraisal practices.
Prima Wawona, a stone fruit producer in Fresno, Calif., announced in October it filed for bankruptcy with more than $600 million in debt.
Kay credits his success to a team effort and shares his favorite part of being a farm manager is the people he works with each day.
Ryan Kay, AFM, of Hertz Farm Management is the recipient of the 2023 Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award.
The ASFMRA’s specialized courses and seminars are tailored to empower appraisers in handling the complexities often encountered in rural and agricultural properties.
In October 2023, Arkansas became the first state to ban foreign-owned farmland. More states look to adopt similar laws, but one policy expert says the issue is rooted in politics and warns of unintended consequences.
North Dakota auction company announces new record-high land sale for cropland in the northeast corner of the state at $17,500 per acre, while in Iowa farmland sales are starting to cool off.
The results of the Realtors Land Institute - Iowa Chapter’s September Land Trends and Values Survey show a decline in the rate of land value increase.
Fractal pairs farmers wanting to expand their operations with hands-off investors who recognize the value of farmland.
“If I were picking both from a financial and an emotional perspective, the next place I could put a dollar, I still would favor farmland pretty highly,” Bruce Sherrick says.
This week Paul Neiffer has a conversation with Steve Bruere, president of Peoples Company.
The 66' spacing not only offered a better net return per acre but also exhibited a higher certainty equivalent of net returns.
The Farmland Security Act of 2023 seeks to further boost transparency in foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.
The rural economy seems to be set on cruise in neutral gear. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University.
This year marks the second-largest increase in the market value of agricultural land in Nebraska since 2014 and the highest non-inflation-adjusted statewide land value in the 45-year history of the survey.