Midwest farmland values were flat year over year in the second quarter of 2026. But in real terms, when adjusted for inflation, values were down 3.7% from 2025 -- the largest real drop since 2016.

The Farm Credit Administration released the FCS Young, Beginning and Small Farmer Mission Performance report during its monthly meeting on Aug. 13, detailing lending and nonlending support of young, beginning and small farmers.

While commodity prices have rallied this month, crop margins remain tight with input costs such as fertilizer expected to stay high going into 2027. That could mean asking landlords to lower rents, shifting some acres to flexible leases, or making the decision to give up some...

Practical Farmers of Iowa hosted a Beginning Farmer Business Workshop on Monday, drawing 27 beginning farmers looking to tally costs, map goals and create plans for businesses they want to build or are currently building.

Recent Sales Results From Clinton County, Iowa; Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; Holt County, Nebraska; and McCook County, South Dakota

Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.117 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Aug. 7.