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January 2024 Wallace’s Farmer MarketPlace Extra

Each new year always brings hopeful optimism for those in agriculture. We budget and plan based on realistic outcomes and 10-year APHs, but we drive and nurture to outperform those estimates... as I apply that same exercise to the land market, what can you expect for 2024?

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December 2023 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”

While most of Iowa struggled through drought conditions this summer, harvest somehow produced pleasantly surprising results in more areas than expected. Generally solid yields will support stable rents for 2024.  And most operations will have profits from 2023, albeit smaller than the past couple of years.

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Investing in Irrigation: 3 Things to Consider

Should you implement an irrigation system on your farm? Farm Manager Stan Lierz walks through what you need to know about investing in irrigation.

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Five Generations of Farmland Ownership

Learn from Hertz clients Jennifer Dickey and Cheryl McKitrick and their journey to creating a farmland legacy that's built to last. 

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Farmland Value Update - Winter 2023

Another harvest season is rolling, and farmland sales across the Midwest continue to occur. It’s not the same “go-go” market of 2022, but the market is certainly not weak.

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Grain Markets - Winter 2023

As I reflect on my career, which began in 1979, it has become very apparent that commodity markets are constantly evolving, reflecting growth, income, and population, as well as changes in weather, technology, and government intervention.

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November 2023 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”

Farmland sales across the State continue. It’s not the same “go-go” market of 2022, but the market is certainly not weak.

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