Biggest drop in Iowa farmland value since 1986, down 9%
Iowa farmland values fell by 9 percent this year, the largest decline since 1986 during the agricultural recession, pulled down by falling commodity prices, said an Iowa State University survey. It was only the second decline in land values since 1999. The record was set last year, $8,716 an acre. Land prices are now the… » Read More
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