DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Federal Reserve Bank said the value of Iowa’s farmland dropped slightly in the final months of 2013, and some expect those declines to continue. The Federal Reserve’s ...

Year over year, Iowa farmland values are down 2.2%. That’s the latest result from The Realtors Land Institute Iowa Chapter survey, where participants were asked to estimate the average value of ...

Right now, land values and cash rents are top of mind for farmers. Take Iowa for example: Sept. 1 is the deadline for any current farm leases to be terminated unless they are to remain in place for ...

Access to farmland likely will become even more difficult in the future as fewer and fewer people own more and more of Iowa farmland. The Mormon church and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates are among ...

The Iowa Farm Bureau has asked the state's congressional delegation to help protect cattle farmers and the beef industry from ...

Agricultural real estate values increased by $180 an acre over last year, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The Land Values 2025 Summary Report, released on Aug. 1, ...

Lillibridge, who grows corn near northeast Iowa's Oelwein and runs a cow-calf operation, sees a coming "financial train wreck" for U.S. growers, potentially on par with the 1980s Farm Crisis that ...

We all know the answer to what will happen to Iowa’s precious farmland. It will wind up in the Gulf of America. During my lifetime all University of Iowa studies agree that 60% of Iowa’s topsoil has ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Harvest season is upon us, which means Iowa farmers are likely to be working long hours in the fields. With low grain prices, high input costs and trade uncertainties, Iowa Sen.

HOMESTEAD — Stashed in John McGrath’s pickup truck is a list of dozens of farm fields, packed with data like planting dates and the seed used, that help him manage about 9,000 acres of corn, soybeans, ...