Unusual trends reported by the Iowa farmland value survey

The Iowa farmland value survey released by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development of Iowa State University defied expectations this year.

Farmland values per acre were experiencing a three year (2014-2016) steady decline unsettlingly similar to that of the 1980s farming crisis. At the end of 2016, dollar value per acre of farmland fell 17.5 percent shy of the historic value reported in 2013.

Agricultural experts advised that there is no reason for worry, however.

Read the full story in the December 28 edition of the papers. 

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