Land News
Farmland is an essential resource for American agriculture. As stewards of the land, farmers and ranchers strive to maximize per-acre value while prioritizing soil health, water conservation and wildlife management. A key indicator of the financial health of the farm sector, farmland values can be influenced by commodity prices, land quality and other factors.
Turner’s ability to ‘look around corners’ turned media profits into a masterclass in land accumulation and encouraged his network to see the value of land ownership.
New research reveals two eye-catching farmland value takeaways and more shifts in the market.
“It’s sickening what the government can get away with,” say David and Debbie Ross. “We’ve done nothing wrong and we want a jury of our peers to hear the evidence. All of it.”
The market appears to be firm, but high quality farm land sets itself apart from medium or low quality.
New Farm Journal research explores six keys highlighting consolidation risk, regional divides and expansion sweet spots in a shifting landscape that prioritizes integrity and a tech mindset.
When Sam Krautscheid busted two outlaws, he peeled back the page on a plague of crime.
From incentives for conservation easements to a push for sustainable industrial growth, Gov. Bill Lee shares his strategy to protect the future of agriculture in Tennessee.
“On our land, my family’s attitude has always been, ‘Do the right thing and everything will be fine.’ Didn’t work with FWS.”
“There is increasing concentration by leading landowners in that asset class. Number 100 in 2007 was 75,000 acres. Now it’s 170,000 acres,” says Eric O’Keefe, editor of The Land Report.
Warning against “blind ambition,” Ron Robbins placed his row crop acres on the scales, spurred by successive years of financial strain. Keep or cull.
National Agricultural Law Center summarizes key issues from 2025.
After years of steady growth, the U.S. agricultural land market is shifting and stabilizing.
Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring.
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.
State officials are preparing to take the land and legacy of a farmer for the crime of water “violations.”
The Dec. 1 sale in Sioux County not only sets a farmer-buyer record for Iowa, but according to Jim Rothermich, it highlights fierce demand for premium ground as lower-quality farms see more no sales.
Government housing will no longer replace grass on Andy Henry’s farm.
The company leaders say this acquisition highlights the trend of partnering institutional and asset management firms with specialized farm management companies.
In May 2025, the Corps dropped authority over the property of Caleb and Rebecca Linck, bypassing a historic SCOTUS ruling protecting landowners from overregulation.
Iowa farmland values remain strong despite lower grain prices and rising financial stress. Tight supply, local farmer demand and low debt keep land prices surprisingly resilient.
What the numbers say about a land crisis.
All states in the Chicago Federal Reserve district, average a 3% percent increase in dollar value of “good” farmland from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025.
The online platform currently has about 500 programs and service providers in the Midwest participating and is a free resource for farmers, ranchers and their advisers.
Farm stand and greenhouse triggers government regulations.
Amid uncertainty in the agricultural outlook, property experts share national and regional insights.
In what it calls a comprehensive action plan for agriculture security, USDA unveiled seven critical areas the Trump administration will address, and securing and protecting U.S. farmland from being owned by China topped that list.
Farmland experts say it’s a story of supply and demand, but increasing farmer debt level adds to the bigger picture.
In western Tennessee, Danny Kitzman’s farm machinery on his turn row is a threat to county code.