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Finding Farmland For Your Farm

Farmbrite

Takeaways: Use real estate websites and agricultural land listings such as www.LandAndFarm.com , www.Zillow.com , and www.Realtor.com. Check out specialized agricultural real estate websites like www.farmandranch.com and www.AcreValue.com. Takeaways: Find a real estate agent who specializes in agricultural properties.

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Farm Interest Rate Spreads Go Extremes

Agricultural Economics Insights

We’ve argued that the general interest rate upturn has overshadowed other important shifts in lending , specifically the inverted yield curve. Average Interest Rate on Ag Operating and Real Estate Loans, 1991Q1 to 2024Q1. Farm operating loan rates are also historically high relative to farm real estate loans (Figure 3).

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Two Charts: Farm Interest Rates

Agricultural Economics Insights

farm debt is real estate that has the benefit of long repayment terms and fixed interest rates. That same year, bank data collected by the Kansas City Federal Reserve reported that the average interest rate on non-real estate debt issues in 1982 was higher than 16%. Most recently, non-real estate loans averaged 8.3%

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(Infographic) The U.S. Farm Labor Shortage

Trimble Agriculture

Contributing factors to the decline of ag youths involvement in agriculture include: High real estate and land prices; Steep initial investment cost of machinery and agrotechnology; Volatile commodity pricing; Unpredictable weather; Unequal work-life balance; and The physical demand of the industry. Did you know?

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Turning Empty Offices Into Vertical Farms

Modern Farmer

In addition to a struggling commercial real estate sector , Alberta is reported to have the highest rate of food insecurity among Canadian provinces; approximately one in five Alberta households is food insecure. At the same time, commercial real estate is imploding,” says Houston. Our system tells people what to do.

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Op-ed: 4 Solutions to Make Urban Ag Policies More Equitable

Civil Eats

” Before the farm’s destruction, it was healthy and thriving, yielding lettuce, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and other foods. Henderson had hoped that the farm would be able to provide consistent yields of food to donate to local organizations for further dissemination to members of the community. “We

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Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters

Modern Farmer

They also face pressure from real estate development. One such way to yield progress is through the creation of an Office of Small Farms within the United States Department of Agriculture. The little farmers can’t keep up with the big ones.” Brooks Lamb.