Big buyer plans long presence as farmland owner

Chief executive Paul Pittman of Farmland Partners says his company’s purchase last week of 120 farms in Illinois with a combined  22,300 acres is part of an expansion drive. “We think we can keep growing very substantially and target doubling in acreage and value every year,” Pittman told DTN. Farmland Partners, a real estate investment… » Read More

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