September 2019 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
What does this fall have in store for Iowa and rural America? There are many factors in play simultaneously; and all this simultaneous motion seems to make the world spin that much faster. How will these factors impact the Iowa farmland market, as we approach the fall sales season?
August 2019 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Coming into spring 2019, Iowa (and Midwestern) farmland values were largely stable. Good farms – those with above-average soil types, adequate drainage, easy farm-ability, and well-managed fertility levels – were selling best.
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Teamwork Through the Generations
When you look at what makes a farm operation successful, it all boils down to one thing-teamwork. Through teamwork and trusting relationships, the Felton family, the Diamond family, and Hertz Farm Management have kept the Felton Farms running a successful farm operation.
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July 2019 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Last month I reported that it had been a somewhat uneven start to the 2019 crop year. Never did I think I’d report a month later in this same column that due to continued cold, wet planting conditions we still haven’t finished planting our corn or soybean crops here in the Midwest!
June 2019 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
It has been a somewhat uneven start to the 2019 crop year. Cold, wet planting conditions persisted well into the month of May, and hampered progress across the entire Midwest. That being said, farmland prices appeared largely stable as we entered planting season. Good farms – those with above average soil types, adequate drainage, easy farm-ability, and well-managed fertility levels – continue to sell best.
May 2019 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
With the arrival of spring fieldwork and planting operations, we mark the beginning of another farmland sales season. It seems that the farmland market across Iowa sets a slightly new course each year, based in part on how things are going out in the fields.
April 2019 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Spring has finally arrived in Iowa, and with it, optimism for 2019. The Iowa farmland market in early 2019 has held up its end of the bargain, with continued resilience and stability.
