The Dec. 1 sale in Sioux County not only sets a farmer-buyer record for Iowa, but according to Jim Rothermich, it highlights fierce demand for premium ground as lower-quality farms see more no sales.

Paint Creek flows through the Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County. A bill that would limit the authority of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to purchase land for public use was ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources would be forbidden from bidding on land at auction under a bill in the Iowa Legislature that faces opposition from conservation groups. Senate File 2324 would ...

Auctioneer Randy Stabe leads the largest land auction of his career Sept. 17 - 18 at the Hinton Community Center in northwest Iowa. Iowa farmers are seeing a drop in their income. Economists say one ...

At the kickoff of fourth quarter 2022, the end of the year is truly right around the corner. When we wrapped up 2021, Iowa had such a high quantity of auctions, along with historically high prices, ...

A bill moving forward in the Iowa Statehouse limits how the Iowa Department of Natural Resources can purchase land to expand or create public lands.Iowa has 35.7 million acres of land, but only 3% is ...

The value of good Iowa farmland continued to rise in the first quarter of the year and scored double-digit gains in every area of the state year over year, according to a report from the Federal ...

As mortgage rates climb to 20-year highs, near 8%, current high-interest rates are eating away at the housing market. This year is currently on pace to see the fewest home sales since 2008. However, ...

Story by Katie Peikes. Video by Lucius Pham. At a recent farmland auction in Jesup, Iowa, a couple dozen farmers and landowners drank coffee, ate cookies and chatted before filing into rows of chairs ...

REMSEN, Iowa -- A plot of rich farmland in Plymouth County this week sold for what is believed to be a state record of $26,250 per acre. The land, between Remsen and Marcus, Iowa, went up for auction ...

Across the Midwest, farmland prices have risen sharply from last year, in part because of high commodity prices and a global food shortage. The highly competitive market, which often includes ...