After roughly one in eight U.S. farms disappeared or became part of someone else’s farm in the past quarter century, it could make a...| American Farmland Owner
Climate Land Leaders: How to Conserve and Protect Your Land with Teresa OpheimCorn is growing in parts of North Dakota where it didn’t used to grow. Citrus production has fallen 90% over the past two decades in Florida. Other areas have dealt with record rainfall, higher heat, or drought like they have never experienced before. Has the behavior of humans caused permanent alterations in the planet’s weather systems? Is this somehow just an extended weather pattern that will subside? There ...| AmericanFarmlandNews
Supply has been down, while demand has remained strong. Those two forces helped keep farmland values up nationally, Randy Dickhut believes. Relying on his 30 years of farming experience and 20 years in farm management and land brokerage work, he thinks that interest will remain strong in the final months of 2025.| American Farmland Owner
Arkansas is seeing a sharp rise in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies—more than almost any other state. Dr. Ryan Loy, ag economist at the University of Arkansas, warns the financial stress is deeper than reported, as farmers struggle with high input costs, weak commodity prices, and fading pandemic-era support. With 15 bankruptcies from April 2024 to March 2025—the most in nearly a decade—experts are calling for stronger financial tools and policy support to help farmers stay afloat.| American Farmland Owner
Several factors can weigh down farmland values, said Tim Koch, Farm Credit Services of America Executive Vice President - Business...| American Farmland Owner
AFO Rick NaereboutListen and subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. This year has brought six months of uncertainty and chaos for farm producers and their migrant workers. Rick Naerebout doesn’t pretend that he thinks that he has all the answers, or that he can predict the future. But he is feeling more confident that some of the changes that he seeks for the dairy industry could happen in the months ahead.Naerebout has been in the dairy business most of his life. He grew up on his family...| AmericanFarmlandNews
Champaign Berry Farm: Owners Hope More Farmers Choose to Grow BerriesThey didn’t start with black raspberries, peaches, gooseberries, or currants. But they also didn’t know that customers would drive several hours to fill a basket fresh from the farm. Mike and Cathy Pullins adjusted their business plans for Champaign Berry Farm in Urbana, Ohio. They hope that other farmers do, too.“We’re not gonna live forever,” Mike Pullins told American Farmland Owner as he sat next to his wife, ...| AmericanFarmlandNews
Mitchell Hora: 45Z Credits Will Lead to Surge in Carbon AwarenessWhile members of Congress, lobby groups, and impacted Americans argued over the ramifications of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Mitchell Hora was making plans…and feeling optimistic.“It’s a big deal,” Hora told American Farmland Owner from his office in Washington, Iowa. Hora is the founder and CEO of Continuum Ag, an agricultural consulting company that prioritizes improving soil health for fellow farmers.P...| AmericanFarmlandNews
A Montana Man’s Trip to Try to Save His Solar Business: Ralph WaltersSince a Wyoming farm boy who expected a longer career as a lighting technician for film and television never anticipated that he would end up owning a solar business with his wife in Montana, it is perhaps fitting that he took an expected trip to Washington, D.C. to fight for the future of the industry that he now treasures.“It's just a really neat technology,” Ralph Walters told American Farmland Owner from his office...| AmericanFarmlandNews
Rob Taylor, Whiskey Distiller: Sourcing Local Is a PriorityDiesel engine not running right? Need help combining? Looking for help in how to master the sales industry? Rob Taylor can help with all those things. Taylor believes in being good to people in whatever way his diverse background can offer. And part of that means sourcing local, whenever possible, to expand personal relationships and enhance rural communities.Taylor and his wife, Dr. Christi Taylor, own Honey Hill Event Center in Osceola| AmericanFarmlandNews