Succession is not everyone’s favorite topic. In farming, succession normally means passing on land or farm operations to a family member, heir or employee.
This process takes a lot of time and...
Farmland is an undeniably valuable asset.
Farm real estate, which includes land and structure, accounts for 80 percent of the total value of all farm assets in the United States in recent years,...
Buying farmland is always a major decision that requires having the right information. Without knowing how to get that information, though, you could be left stuck on whether or not to go through...
After a very wet spring flooded many Midwest farmers, the region’s summer weather so far has not done much to decrease the drenching of fields. Many fields are simply too wet to...
More than half of Iowa farmland is owned by someone other than the farmer. Across the United States, more than half of farmland is farmed by tenant farmers, so this is not unique to Iowa.
Likewise,...
Leasing farmland is very common.
In Iowa, more than half of farmland is rented to tenants who actually farm on the land. This varies by region, according to Iowa State University Extension and...
It's no secret that buying or selling farmland is a major step for farmers. Many farmers look to take the step or make investments for the future at some point in their careers.
In fact, according...
Crop rotation is one of the oldest land conservation practices used by farmers. In recent years, though, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has taken an interest in promoting crop...
Toward the end of 2018, it wasn't clear whether the new Farm Bill version would be approved. Its predecessor, the 2014 Farm Bill, expired on Sept. 30. Thankfully, last month both the House and the...
Agriculture is one of the driving forces of our economy, contributing well over $992 billion each year.
Though it's a huge industry, farming is not without its risk. Crops can be damaged quickly,...
There are 35.7 million acres of land in Iowa and 30 of them are farmland.
That means 90% of the entire state is farming property. Iowa farmers are proud of their number one ranking in the United...
