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Iowa Senate Leader Mike Klimesh: Hydrogen Could Mean New Income and Landowner Protections

Every now and then, something comes along that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction movie. It goes something like this: Hydrogen is trapped 8,000 feet beneath Iowa farmland. Private developers extract it. Landowners have a new source of income. Their neighbors have new protections. Eventually – maybe, just maybe – residents across the state could see lower income taxes. They might not pay income taxes at all.

Dave Price

2 hours ago

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One of America’s Largest Contiguous Farms for Sale in South Dakota

It’s not often that a 34,000-acre farm hits the market. Even rarer is finding one that consists of a single, massive, contiguous landholding. That’s exactly what’s happening in central South Dakota, just outside the state capital of Pierre. Gunsmoke Ranch contiguous acres Gunsmoke Ranch, a sprawling dryland organic farming operation, is being offered through a sealed-bid process that runs through July 30th. According to Peoples Company President Steve Bruere, who is managing

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

1 hour ago3 min read

Wine Growers May Need to Think More about the Prices of Their Products

American Farmland Owner has been exploring the reasons that wine grape growers have been suffering along with the overall alcoholic beverage industry. Much of the decline in consumption of alcohol has been blamed on changing consumer trends, especially with younger consumers. There have been numerous reports about how people socialize differently since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other reports point to Americans’ greater focus on health and wellness following heig

Dave Price

1 hour ago3 min read

Supreme Court Decisions Could Impact Agriculture

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings last week could affect farmland owners in two different ways: fertilizers and workforce. One involves a top priority for the Trump administration, and the other could prevent numerous lawsuits across the country. The Court ruled 7-2 in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal law overrides state-level claims that require pesticide makers to include cancer warnings on their products. The decision could protect pesticide manufacturers like Bayer (the comp

Dave Price

2 hours ago2 min read

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One of America’s Largest Contiguous Farms for Sale in South Dakota

It’s not often that a 34,000-acre farm hits the market. Even rarer is finding one that consists of a single, massive, contiguous landholding. That’s exactly what’s happening in central South Dakota, just outside the state capital of Pierre. Gunsmoke Ranch contiguous acres Gunsmoke Ranch, a sprawling dryland organic farming operation, is being offered through a sealed-bid process that runs through July 30th. According to Peoples Company President Steve Bruere, who is managing

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

1 hour ago3 min read

Wine Growers May Need to Think More about the Prices of Their Products

American Farmland Owner has been exploring the reasons that wine grape growers have been suffering along with the overall alcoholic beverage industry. Much of the decline in consumption of alcohol has been blamed on changing consumer trends, especially with younger consumers. There have been numerous reports about how people socialize differently since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other reports point to Americans’ greater focus on health and wellness following heig

Dave Price

1 hour ago3 min read

Supreme Court Decisions Could Impact Agriculture

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings last week could affect farmland owners in two different ways: fertilizers and workforce. One involves a top priority for the Trump administration, and the other could prevent numerous lawsuits across the country. The Court ruled 7-2 in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal law overrides state-level claims that require pesticide makers to include cancer warnings on their products. The decision could protect pesticide manufacturers like Bayer (the comp

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

2 hours ago2 min read

Iowa Senate Leader Mike Klimesh: Hydrogen Could Mean New Income and Landowner Protections

Every now and then, something comes along that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction movie. It goes something like this: Hydrogen is trapped 8,000 feet beneath Iowa farmland. Private developers extract it. Landowners have a new source of income. Their neighbors have new protections. Eventually – maybe, just maybe – residents across the state could see lower income taxes. They might not pay income taxes at all.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

2 hours ago4 min read

Notable Midwest Sales June

$18,100 per acre 146.27+/- acres in Poweshiek County, IA June 16, 2026 A high-quality Poweshiek County farm sold for $18,100 per acre at an online-only auction on June 16. Located three miles south of Grinnell, adjacent to Interstate 80, the 146.27+/- acre farm featured 139.98 FSA cropland acres with a CSR2 of 87.6. The farm consists primarily of Garwin, Tama, Killduff, and Muscatine soils and has a strong history of seed corn production. Its quality soils, productive history

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

American Farmland Owner

6 days ago2 min read

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Building a Marketplace for CI Credits

Farmers and tech companies are working together to build a system that can sell carbon intensity (CI) scores. For over a decade, farmers like Mitchell Hora, founder and CEO of Continuum Ag, believed they would be able to make a profit from their conservation practices. Now, the market could open early next year, pending an update from the IRS on its Section 45Z federal tax credit proposal. Hora has been pushing to make 45Z happen and help farmers profit from it. He has worked

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

David Geiger

Jun 194 min read

No Relief for Interest Rates and Increased Expectations That Borrowing Rates Will Rise

A change in leadership at the Federal Reserve did not lead to the immediate change that President Donald Trump has demanded for months: lower borrowing rates. In fact, the opposite could be happening later this year if the Fed decides to raise rates following implementation of policies since Trump returned to office which included launching a global trade war and military strikes against Iran. Those actions are among the forces that have pushed up inflation higher than when P

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

Jun 192 min read

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Agricultural Uncertainty Remains Because of War in the Middle East

Global politics continue to impact the American economy overall. Gas prices initially declined – and fell below $4 per gallon for the first time since March – after President Donald Trump reached a Memo of Understanding (MOU) with Iran that could, in theory, end the war with Iran that has lasted since February 28. However, the framework agreement is only a temporary pause and not yet a final deal. Numerous members of Congress, including both Republicans and Democrats, have pu

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

Jun 192 min read

Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin: Overcoming the Southern Plains Drought

If you want to make it rain, you should just pull the combine out of the shed. That’s the joke. The absence of rain…until it arrived much too late…has not been funny to farmers in the Southern Plains.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

Jun 194 min read

Fed Economists: Agriculture Showing Resilience Despite Ongoing Challenges

The struggles facing U.S. farmers and the agriculture industry as a whole have been well documented over the past few years. The headlines paint a picture of a sector under pressure: low commodity prices, high input costs, trade disputes, and global conflicts that continue to weigh on the bottom line of both farmers and the businesses that support them. But a recent article from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, packed with data spanning the past 25 years, offers some

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

Jun 123 min read

Farm Data May Become Agriculture's New Asset

A new product may soon emerge for farmland owners across the United States: their data. At the 2026 TopSoil Summit June 10 in Riverside, Iowa, speakers emphasized the importance of watching updates on the Section 45Z federal tax credit. By using conservation practices and keeping good records, farmers and landowners can tap into an emerging asset. Mitchell Hora, who created the summit and is also founder and CEO of Continuum Ag, said there was a lot of uncertainty when he fir

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

David Geiger

Jun 123 min read

What to Know about New World Screwworm

The return of the New World screwworm (NWS) may have younger or newer ranchers and farmers searching for information since the past few generations haven’t had to worry much about the potentially fatal parasitic pest. The confirmation this month of seven cases of NWS (6 in Texas and 1 in New Mexico) put the greatest focus on livestock and possibly pets. The parasitic fly can cause severe – potentially fatal – infestations with its unique ability to target living issue rather

LIVESTOCK & ANIMAL HEALTH (LIV)

Dave Price

Jun 122 min read

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Iowa Senate Leader Mike Klimesh: Hydrogen Could Mean New Income and Landowner Protections

Every now and then, something comes along that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction movie. It goes something like this: Hydrogen is trapped 8,000 feet beneath Iowa farmland. Private developers extract it. Landowners have a new source of income. Their neighbors have new protections. Eventually – maybe, just maybe – residents across the state could see lower income taxes. They might not pay income taxes at all.

2 hours ago4 min read

Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin: Overcoming the Southern Plains Drought

If you want to make it rain, you should just pull the combine out of the shed. That’s the joke. The absence of rain…until it arrived much too late…has not been funny to farmers in the Southern Plains.

Jun 194 min read

Almond Growers Finally Seeing Some Stability After Years of Tough Decisions

For almond growers, the last several years have been defined by difficult choices, tight margins, and a lot of uncertainty. But according to Carl Evers III, President of AgIS Capital Property Management and Director of Sustainability, the industry may finally be finding some balance.

Jun 123 min read

Canadian Couple: Sharing Farm Hub Concept to Support Local Farmers

A man in one country and a woman from another country who randomly met at a concert, dated long-distance, and started as farmers largely by persistence and the generosity of an older couple, hope that others can replicate their agricultural pathway to profitability. Although, they don’t expect others to follow their exact steps.

Jun 53 min read

Family Farmer Advocate Ben Tindall: Washington’s Water Fight Puts Farmers in the Crosshairs

Water has always been life in agriculture. In Washington state, it’s also become a source of tension for some family farmers.

May 293 min read

Ag Entrepreneur Mitchell Hora: The Wait for 45Z Clarity

Mitchell Hora, an Iowa farmer and soil health consulting company owner, will soon have a decade of experience putting on his TopSoil Summit. The question is whether he will have a vital answer in time for the 300-500 farmers and investors from across the country who will show up.

May 223 min read

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