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Farm Entrepreneur Sharon Krause: Focused on Opportunities for Others

Sharon Krause believes that the future of agriculture is close to home. “From an environmental perspective, the more food that we can grow closer to home, the more we reduce our costs between transportation and storage,” Krause told American Farmland Owner.

Dave Price

12 hours ago

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Revamping Farm Policy in America Through National Security and Modernization

National security, farm policy, and modernization are key priorities for the Trump Administration’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Speaking at the morning keynote address of the 2026 Land Investment Expo, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke on some of the most important topics happening at the federal level. Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland With security as a priority, Vaden emphasized the USDA’s commitment to enforce and monitor the Agriculture Foreign Inves

David Geiger

11 hours ago3 min read

Stan Kroenke at podium, creative commons

Sports Teams’ Owner and Real Estate Billionaire Stan Kroenke: New Largest Single U.S. Landowner

There is a new number one on the list of the nation’s leading landowners in the United States. If you don’t recognize the name, Stan Kroenke, you are probably at least familiar with some of the sports teams he owns: the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. The sports and entertainment mogul now owns 2.7 million acres of private land, consisting mostly of cattle ranches, according to the new Land Report 100 list. Kroenke was numb

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

11 hours ago3 min read

Map of USA and location of opportunity zones

How Opportunity Zones Could Become a Turning Point for Rural America

Rural America has long faced a familiar set of challenges: declining populations, limited access to capital, and fewer economic opportunities for younger generations. But according to Ron Diamond, Diamond Wealth Founder and Chairman, a powerful and relatively new policy tool may help change that trajectory: rural Opportunity Zones. Diamond told American Farmland Owner that outside investment could be the missing ingredient rural communities need to regain momentum. “I think i

Dave Price

11 hours ago3 min read

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Revamping Farm Policy in America Through National Security and Modernization

National security, farm policy, and modernization are key priorities for the Trump Administration’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Speaking at the morning keynote address of the 2026 Land Investment Expo, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke on some of the most important topics happening at the federal level. Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland With security as a priority, Vaden emphasized the USDA’s commitment to enforce and monitor the Agriculture Foreign Inves

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

David Geiger

11 hours ago3 min read

Sports Teams’ Owner and Real Estate Billionaire Stan Kroenke: New Largest Single U.S. Landowner

There is a new number one on the list of the nation’s leading landowners in the United States. If you don’t recognize the name, Stan Kroenke, you are probably at least familiar with some of the sports teams he owns: the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. The sports and entertainment mogul now owns 2.7 million acres of private land, consisting mostly of cattle ranches, according to the new Land Report 100 list. Kroenke was numb

CULTURE & EVENTS

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

11 hours ago3 min read

How Opportunity Zones Could Become a Turning Point for Rural America

Rural America has long faced a familiar set of challenges: declining populations, limited access to capital, and fewer economic opportunities for younger generations. But according to Ron Diamond, Diamond Wealth Founder and Chairman, a powerful and relatively new policy tool may help change that trajectory: rural Opportunity Zones. Diamond told American Farmland Owner that outside investment could be the missing ingredient rural communities need to regain momentum. “I think i

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Dave Price

11 hours ago3 min read

Farm Entrepreneur Sharon Krause: Focused on Opportunities for Others

Sharon Krause believes that the future of agriculture is close to home. “From an environmental perspective, the more food that we can grow closer to home, the more we reduce our costs between transportation and storage,” Krause told American Farmland Owner.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

12 hours ago4 min read

Virginia Farmer Joel Salatin: Scaling by Creativity, Not Consolidation

Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcast For many farm owners today, the question isn’t whether change is coming; it’s how to respond to it without jeopardizing everything they have built. Commodity markets remain volatile, input costs stay stubbornly high, and consolidation continues to squeeze margins. Virginia farmer, author, and outspoken agricultural thinker Joel Salatin offers a significantly different perspective for thinking about growth, resilience, and transition. Joel S

LAND EXPO

Dave Price

Jan 94 min read

A Steady Market With Select Strength: A Midwest Land Broker’s Take on 2025 and What Lies Ahead in 2026

Johnny Klemme of Geswein Farm & Land reflects on disciplined farmland buyers in 2025 and shares his outlook for how market forces could shape sales in the year ahead. Klemme is co-owner of Geswein Farm & Land in Lafayette, Indiana. He has more than 20 years of business experience and has handled hundreds of millions of dollars in land transactions across Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. He spoke with American Farmland Owner about trends he’s witnessed and factors that could

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Dave Price

Jan 94 min read

Profitability in English Agriculture: A Challenging Landscape

American farmer’s counterparts “across the pond” face challenges in 2026. Farm profitability in England has been tested by extreme weather, volatile commodity markets, subsidy reforms, and structural challenges in profitability that have left many producers and policymakers grappling with the future of farming economics in the U.K. A Financial Times analysis reported that food production has become unprofitable for a significant portion of English farms. The article noted tha

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Dave Price

Jan 92 min read

A New Food Pyramid and a New Opportunity for Agriculture

A new year has delivered a new food pyramid from the Trump administration, and we will see how it impacts what Americans buy from farmers. On January 7th, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled an updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030. It was complete with a redesigned food pyramid that departs sharply from models of the past. This policy shift, centered on a message to “eat real food,” could have significant impl

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

Jan 93 min read

Economist Ed Yardeni: Pay Attention to Aging Population’s Economic Impact

For much of the last decade, the national conversation about the U.S. economy has revolved around inflation, interest rates, and inequality. But according to veteran economist Ed “Dr. Ed” Yardeni, one of the most powerful forces shaping the current and future economy is far less discussed: America’s aging population. Yardeni -- noted national analyst on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Fox Business, the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere -- is the President of Yardeni Research and

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

Jan 24 min read

Notable Midwest Farmland Sales - January 2, 2026

Norma J. Loos Estate Land Auction 125.93 m/l acres in Adams County, IL December 1, 2025 PI Range: 125.3-132 A total of approximately 126 acres sold at public auction in two tracts in Adams County. Tract 1 sold for $16,300 per acre, reflecting its higher percentage of productive cropland and overall quality. Tract 2, which contained a greater proportion of timber and recreational land, sold for $6,100 per acre. The combined purchase price for both tracts totaled $1,488,905. $3

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

American Farmland Owner

Jan 22 min read

MAHA: Three Things to Watch in 2026

MAHA, Make America Healthy Again, will influence America’s food system in 2026, although it may be too early to know how deeply. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy, Junior, has made a host of claims about ultra-processed foods, synthetic dyes, and pesticides and discussed thematic changes to better promote good health in Americans, especially children. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 that created the MAHA Commission. I

CULTURE & EVENTS

Dave Price

Jan 22 min read

From New Mexico to the Midwest: What Three Land Sales in 2025 Show Us about the Unique Business of U.S. Farming

American Farmland Owner writes about some of the farmland and ranch sales that happen all over the country. From 500,000-acre cattle ranches to much smaller family farms entering the market for the first time in 150 years, we are often intrigued by the stories behind the land as it changes hands. Here are three of them we chose to highlight from the past year, including some of the features that make them unique: Great Western Ranch. Photo courtesy: Hall and Hall. One of

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

Jan 24 min read

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Farm Entrepreneur Sharon Krause: Focused on Opportunities for Others

Sharon Krause believes that the future of agriculture is close to home. “From an environmental perspective, the more food that we can grow closer to home, the more we reduce our costs between transportation and storage,” Krause told American Farmland Owner.

12 hours ago4 min read

Virginia Farmer Joel Salatin: Scaling by Creativity, Not Consolidation

Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcast For many farm owners today, the question isn’t whether change is coming; it’s how to respond to it without jeopardizing everything they have built. Commodity markets remain volatile, input costs stay stubbornly high, and consolidation continues to squeeze margins. Virginia farmer, author, and outspoken agricultural thinker Joel Salatin offers a significantly different perspective for thinking about growth, resilience, and transition. Joel S

Jan 94 min read

Economist Ed Yardeni: Pay Attention to Aging Population’s Economic Impact

For much of the last decade, the national conversation about the U.S. economy has revolved around inflation, interest rates, and inequality. But according to veteran economist Ed “Dr. Ed” Yardeni, one of the most powerful forces shaping the current and future economy is far less discussed: America’s aging population. Yardeni -- noted national analyst on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Fox Business, the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere -- is the President of Yardeni Research and

Jan 24 min read

Family Office Adviser Ronald Diamond: Wealth on the Move for Agriculture and the U.S. Economy

By any measure, the United States is standing on the edge of an unprecedented economic shift. Trillions of dollars are moving from one generation to the next, reshaping investment decisions, markets, and, potentially, the future of rural America. Ronald Diamond, Diamond Wealth Founder and Chairman, told American Farmland Owner from his office in Northbrook, Illinois, that he believes an historic wealth transfer is underway from the Baby Boomer generation, and it will impact a

Dec 26, 20254 min read

Podcast Graphic Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden: Here’s How Regional Hubs Will Work

A sweeping reorganization that brings a substantial reduction in personnel and shift in geographical footprint is underway at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one that could reshape the direction of the agency.

Dec 19, 20254 min read

Geopolitical Expert Marko Papic: Current Immigration Effort is Not a Plan for the Future

Marko Papic was not born in the United States. Papic was born in Serbia. He understands the contributions of immigrants to this country. And he understands the importance of an organized legal immigration process. He does not understand how the current federal immigration enforcement policy will lead to economic success. “On the immigration front, I just don’t really see any solution to the uncertainty,” Papic told American Farmland Owner from his office in Santa Monica, Cali

Dec 12, 20254 min read

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