Land Values

By Daniel Munch, Economist – AFBF Agricultural land values increased by $200 an acre over last year, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Land Values 2024 Summary report, released …

Agricultural land values increased by $280 an acre over 2022, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Land Values 2023 Summary report, released on August 4, shows a 7.4% increase …

2022 lease rates did not decline in Montana. Mostly, they were up slightly, following a pattern that has been seen for many years: average lease rates inch up, but once …

U.S. farmland prices increased 12.4 percent over the last year, according to new data from the Department of Agriculture. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the 2022 Land Values Summary …

The USDA released their National Land Values Summary report that showed farm land values increasing at the largest rate since 2012. The U.S. average farm real estate value, a measurement …

Farmland represents a primary store of wealth in rural economies and accounts for the majority of US farm sector assets. At both national and more localized levels, there has been …

The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released their annual farmland value estimates for 2020. The NASS estimates are derived from a survey, administered each June, in which …

By Dan Bigelow, Assistant Professor – Department of Agricultural Economics at Montana State University.   As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on Montana’s economy, this post considers how …