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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.

Dave Price

2 hours ago

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Surplus Peaches After Del Monte Cannery Closing

Taxpayers have stepped in with billions of dollars in aid after Del Monte’s bankruptcy that led to the closure of the company’s California canneries in Modesto and Hughson that left cling peach growers without a processor for their 75,000 tons of product. California lawmakers lobbied the USDA for emergency aid for peach farmers, which led to a $9 million assistance package. “Following our urging to the Trump administration to deliver relief to peach farmers, I am pleased that

Dave Price

24 minutes ago2 min read

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President Trump Defends Chinese Ownership of American Farmland

Following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump is now expressing support for Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland. “You want to see farm prices drop? You want to see farmers lose a lot of money?” Trump said during an interview with Fox’s Sean Hannity, “Just take that (Chinese ownership) out of the market.” Trump had previously been critical of Chinese owners buying American farms. “We’re going to protect it by saying, ‘You can’t come. You can’t

Dave Price

29 minutes ago3 min read

Wisconsin Farm Sells for Nearly $22,000 an Acre in Rapid-Fire Auction

Stoughton, Wisconsin farm. Picture courtesy: Adam Crist, Peoples Company A 208-acre farm in south-central Wisconsin went up for auction at the end of April. And if you blinked, you might have missed what happened. The farm, located about 15 miles south of Madison in Stoughton, was offered in five tracts. It sold for a combined total of $4,554,884 or $21,946 per acre. Adam Crist, one of the Peoples Company agents handling the sale, said the pace and price left some of the atte

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

45 minutes ago4 min read

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Surplus Peaches After Del Monte Cannery Closing

Taxpayers have stepped in with billions of dollars in aid after Del Monte’s bankruptcy that led to the closure of the company’s California canneries in Modesto and Hughson that left cling peach growers without a processor for their 75,000 tons of product. California lawmakers lobbied the USDA for emergency aid for peach farmers, which led to a $9 million assistance package. “Following our urging to the Trump administration to deliver relief to peach farmers, I am pleased that

CULTURE & EVENTS

Dave Price

24 minutes ago2 min read

President Trump Defends Chinese Ownership of American Farmland

Following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump is now expressing support for Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland. “You want to see farm prices drop? You want to see farmers lose a lot of money?” Trump said during an interview with Fox’s Sean Hannity, “Just take that (Chinese ownership) out of the market.” Trump had previously been critical of Chinese owners buying American farms. “We’re going to protect it by saying, ‘You can’t come. You can’t

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

29 minutes ago3 min read

Wisconsin Farm Sells for Nearly $22,000 an Acre in Rapid-Fire Auction

Stoughton, Wisconsin farm. Picture courtesy: Adam Crist, Peoples Company A 208-acre farm in south-central Wisconsin went up for auction at the end of April. And if you blinked, you might have missed what happened. The farm, located about 15 miles south of Madison in Stoughton, was offered in five tracts. It sold for a combined total of $4,554,884 or $21,946 per acre. Adam Crist, one of the Peoples Company agents handling the sale, said the pace and price left some of the atte

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

45 minutes ago4 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.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

2 hours ago3 min read

U.S. House Approves Nationwide E-15 Sales

Midwest states’ renewable fuels industries also received promising news with the long-awaited vote by the U.S. House of Representatives that approved nationwide, year-round sales of E15, which followed years of battling between ethanol supporters and leaders from other states that prioritize continued focus on the oil industry. Ethanol supporters believe the expansion could bring new markets, grow existing ones, and allow the industry to make better use of its surplus product

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

Dave Price

May 151 min read

Ag Company Makes Key Decision for Midwest State

Corteva selects Johnston, Iowa, for its new seed business HQ, reinforcing the state’s role as a hub for agricultural innovation.

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

May 152 min read

Senate May Use House Farm Bill as Framework

It is the U.S. Senate’s turn to work on the Farm Bill. After months of negotiations and a vote of 224 to 200, the U.S. House of Representatives on April 30th passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Now, the Senate may have to reference that version. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told a group of the nation’s agricultural reporters that the Agriculture Committee will have to deal with food assistance conflicts and efforts to undo some 2025 tax provision

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

David Geiger

May 153 min read

Farmland Fund Leader Drew Lipke: New Option for Investors Offers Flexibility

Farmland investing has been increasingly appealing to some people as an inflation hedge. But some potential investors have stayed away because they don’t want their money tied up for too long.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

May 154 min read

New Route and New Purpose for Midwest Pipeline

The proposed $9 billion multi-state carbon capture pipeline that has led to disagreements over its potential, fights over its path, and disputes about its future is now headed for a different journey. Summit Carbon Solution -- the Ames, Iowa-based company -- has a new plan to shorten its path, travel through a different combination of states, and no longer focus solely on carbon sequestration. The project’s original path would link biofuels facilities through a pipeline that

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

May 153 min read

Ted Turner’s Legacy on Agriculture

Photo Courtesy INTX: The Internet & Television Expo - 2000 Most Americans who have no connection to agriculture may remember Ted Turner as the founder of CNN and the unconventional visionary who changed television by creating the first 24-hour news cable television network, winning America’s Cup, and purchasing his hometown baseball team (the Atlanta Braves, a team he briefing managed after firing the manager). But Turner later devoted some of his interests to agriculture whe

CULTURE & EVENTS

Dave Price

May 82 min read

Indiana Farm Near Tech Corridor Sells for Over $19,000 Per Acre

Franklin/Indiana/Clinton County, Indiana farm near Lebanon. Photo courtesy: Geswein Farm & Land. A large farm with high-quality soil located in west-central Indiana drew a lot of interest at auction this spring, but it wasn’t just soil and size driving the price. Its position inside one of the Midwest’s growing high-tech corridors helped push the sale well above typical farmland values. The nearly 602-acre property, marketed by Geswein Farm & Land, sold March 31st for an aver

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

May 83 min read

New Fertilizer Cost for Farmers, John Deere CEO Pushes for E15

Sure, farmers like John Delmotte would like to get more than $4.50 per bushel for his corn. But that figure isn’t really the reason why his operations in Monroe, Michigan, have a math problem. Delmotte is president of the Michigan Corn Growers Association where farmers expect to harvest more than two million acres this year in the state. Delmotte explained to Bridge Michigan why many farmers can’t make a profit with input costs that keep getting worse after the U.S. war with

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

Dave Price

May 83 min read

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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.

2 hours ago3 min read

Farmland Fund Leader Drew Lipke: New Option for Investors Offers Flexibility

Farmland investing has been increasingly appealing to some people as an inflation hedge. But some potential investors have stayed away because they don’t want their money tied up for too long.

May 154 min read

KC Fed’s Nate Kauffman: Strengths and Strains in Farm Economy Right Now

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube No doubt that some farmers are feeling serious financial pressure now. But much of the overall agricultural sector can handle this if some of that pressure is not long-lasting, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Senior Vice President Nate Kauffman believes. Kaufmann, who has worked for the Kansas City Fed for more than 14 years, is also the Center for Agriculture and the Economy Executive Director. His role demands a

May 83 min read

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Create New Demand Reality for U.S. Potato Growers

The rapid rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is reshaping how Americans eat. And that shift is beginning to slice through one of the country’s most iconic crops: potatoes. For growers, particularly in states like Idaho, Washington, Wisconsin, and Colorado, the health phenomenon could lead to piles of potatoes unless the potato industry can overcome this latest challenge.

May 14 min read

Global AgInvesting World Summit 2026: Investor-Driven Shift Reshapes the Future of Agriculture and Farmland Capital

Listen and subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts The Global AgInvesting World Summit in New York City has long been a bellwether event for institutional capital flowing into agriculture. This year, the gathering of 700 people from across the globe will see a change in focus to reflect issues that will shape the agricultural landscape for years to come. “For ’26, there were things that were a lot different than ’25,” said Global AgInvesting World Summit Conference P

Apr 243 min read

SBA Regional Director Brad Zaun: Agency Working to Expand Access to Capital in Rural America

Listen and subscribe to our weekly podcast on Spotify | Apple Podcasts The challenges facing rural America aren’t hard to find. Walk into any grocery store, talk to a cattle producer, or drive through a small town that’s lost a major employer, and the pressure points become obvious. But according to Small Business Administration Regional Director Brad Zaun, there’s a coordinated effort underway to change that trajectory—starting with access to capital and a renewed focus on c

Apr 174 min read

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