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By How Much Can Appraised Farm Values Differ Across Appraisers? By Alejandro Plastina, Wendong Zhang, and Wendiam Sawadago We compared 54 appraisal reports, completed by nine Certified General Appraisers (CGAs) for three Iowa farms at two points ...

Farm & Ranch Tax Provisions Set to Expire Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire in 2025 and could result in farmers, ranchers and business owners potentially paying more of their inheritance to the federal government. The ...

Big Short Investor is on a Rural Real Estate Buying Spree When investors like Kyle Bass talk, investors listen. Bass, whose story was immortalized in Michael Lewis's book "The Big Short," first predicted then profited from the 2008 financial crash. ...

Signs of Weakening Farmland Values Several indicators point to weakening farmland values. Jim Rothermich, ARA, with Iowa Appraisal tells Brownfield he tracks every land auction in the state and says there were at least nine no-sales in February. ...

Farm Family Selling Land and Operations for $2 Billion Fresno’s Assemi family, one of the region’s largest in the ag business, is looking to divest from its farming operations, seeking a buyer for tens of thousands of acres of farmland, as well as ...