Farmland Values – Reaching Above What Farms Can Pay

Touch the Soil News #2034 (photo – Healthy Farmland Soils) (Courtesy of USDA Public Domain) Successful Farming News Portal brings an insightful story about farmland values that even bankers are wincing over.  When the price of farmland reaches a certain threshold, the revenue from crops can no longer pay the cost plus its financing costs. …

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Epic Farming Plan in South America that Defies the Imagination

Touch the Soil News #2009 (photo – Mennonite Horse Carriage – (CCA SA 2.5 Generic, Alan Walker) The Republic of Suriname, a former Dutch colony achieved full independence in 1975.  Being the smallest nation in South America, the nation is primarily covered with rainforests.  With a GDP of about .0001 of that of America, the…

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How Do You Feel About Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland?

Touch the Soil News #1982 (Photo – California Farmland – Carol Highsmith, Public Domian) Farmland Grab news portal brings a story about Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland.  Come to find out, China owns very little U.S. farmland.  The largest foreign owner of farmland in the U.S. turns out to be Canada at 12.8 million acres…

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Should Foreigners Own American Farmland?

Touch the Soil News #1873 (Feature Photo – Grain Harvest – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Andrew Smith) Years ago, (mid-90s) there was a big push under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization to have nations harmonize laws for cross-border trade and foreign businesses setting up shop anywhere. No, almost 30 years later with global…

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On the Pulse of Farmland Prices in America

  Touch the Soil News #1848 (Feature Photo – Sold Farmland – CCA SA 2.0 Christine Johnstone) Successful Farming Magazine brings us an insightful story about how farmland values continue strong into 2023. The video below highlights just how high prices can go. One wonders, Can farmer can really farm his/her way out of $30,000…

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