“Our takeaways are that high quality farms are selling at a premium, but it depends on location,” Rebecca Frantz says. “While uncertainty is still high, buyer interest has picked up at start of 2025, ...

As foreign interest in U.S. farmland has grown in recent years, new research-backed insights are available in the July edition of Ag Decision Maker for landowners to stay informed on this evolving ...

Northwest Iowa once again stands at the top of the state for farmland values, with Sioux and Lyon counties ranking among Iowa ...

Despite a slight overall increase across the state, average land values in Marshall, Tama and Grundy counties all dropped slightly in 2025 compared to 2024 according to information released by the ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A northeast Iowa farmland owner does not have legal standing to sue the federal government for its ...

DES MOINES — Iowa farm land has never been more valuable. The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland increased 17 percent to $11,411 in 2022, according to the Iowa State University Land Value ...

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 ...

DELAWARE, IOWA – In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields on the north side of a four-lane highway, an oasis of nature that is uncommon in rural ...