Michigan Farm Bureau applauds progress on farmland preservation reforms

Michigan Farm Bureau is celebrating legislative wins at this year’s state annual meeting. State Legislative Counsel Rebecca Park tells Brownfield reinterpretations of the state’s Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program (P.A. 116) and permanent conservation easements could cost some farmers years in back taxes. “We were able to get everybody to the table, the departments…… Continue Reading

Northwest Iowa farmland sells for $32k per acre

A farm real estate specialist says a farm in northwest Iowa recently sold for a record $32,000 per acre. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says the 35-acre Sioux County property was purchased by a local farmer who intends to plant row crops. “There’s a lot of hog producers up there, cattle producers, and…… Continue Reading

Ag Secretary Rollins: bridge payment for farmers coming next week

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says details of a bridge payment for farmers will be announced with President Trump sometime next week. During the President’s cabinet meeting on Tuesday, she said producers are under extreme economic strain due to record-high input costs like interest rates, labor, fertilizer and fuel. “These are massive, massive numbers that will…… Continue Reading

Convintro Herbicide Could Help Farmers Fight Resistant Weeds

Bayer Crop Science is introducing a new herbicide to help corn and soybean farmers fight tough, resistant weeds. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ryan Tierney, Bayer’s broad-acre herbicides segment manager, discusses the expected launch of Convinto™ herbicide next season. The post Convintro Herbicide Could Help Farmers Fight Resistant Weeds appeared first on Brownfield…… Continue Reading

Farmers National: ag land values “down 3% to up 3%” in 2025

Farmland values have been mostly steady this year. Cole Nickerson with Farmers National Company says there is some localized volatility. “Kind of depending on where you go, but as a whole we’re probably anywhere from down 3 percent to up 3 percent. So steady as we go here.” He tells Brownfield the farmland market has…… Continue Reading

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