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Cyclical Land Values Head Into Flat Territory
For the first time since 2019, farmland valuation in the Chicago 7th Federal Reserve district remained unchanged from the previous year.
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Farm Profitability Sinks
Only half of agricultural borrowers are expected to be profitable in 2025, according to an August 2024 agricultural banker survey across the country.
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Farmland Market Softens Heading Into 2025
A year ago, anyone thinking of selling a farm thought they could still get a near record sale price. Now, farm sellers are not expecting a record sale...

January 2025 Wallace’s Farmer MarketPlace Extra
As we flip the calendar to 2025, we approach the new year with cautious optimism. The changes we witnessed last year made 2024 into a year of major transitions.
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December 2024 Wallace’s Farmer MarketPlace Extra
However, I would not describe the current land market as weak... It’s just a different market than a year ago, and finances are tighter for most prospective buyers.
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Dakota Schaumburg, AFM, Earns Highest Professional Status
Hertz Farm Management is proud to announce that Dakota Schaumburg, AFM, has been awarded the Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) designation from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers® (ASFMRA®).
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A Farming Legacy Moves to the Midwest
Moving a household is always a daunting task, but relocating multiple households in a multi-generational family and a commercial row-crop farming operation nearly 900 miles away seems downright impossible. Yet, that’s exactly what father-son duo Joe and Austin Terhune set out to do.

