Category: Real Estate (Farm & Ranch Land)

Gardening Learning Curve

I remembered long ago in high school when I went to actually test my hand at gardening, all I needed to do was scrape the sod off of the area where I wanted a garden and plant, right? Never mind…

Farmers will soon be growing hemp legally in Minnesota thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, but challenges remain on how the state will implement industrial hemp as an insurance crop. The state must submit a plan on how it will…

Calving season is a busy time for beef producers and it seems every year a calving book gets washed in the washing machine with valuable information never to be read again. So, an app for your phone might be a…

Farm Credit Services of America Updates Benchmark Farm Values for First Half of 2018

Farm Credit Services of America Updates Benchmark Farm Values for First Half of 2018 in the grain belt states served by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) appear to have adjusted to a new normal. Even with seasonal fluctuations, farmland…

Zucchini is so easy to grow, and you take pride it over the limping tomatoes and insect ridden cucumbers. So, if you are like myself, you plant a lot of it! I think it will be another year of excess.…

Have you ever driven by a home that you had to take a second look? From the brick the house is made of, to the color of the front door, to the landscaping in front of the porch. It all…

I had a phone about foreclosures and short sales in another town. They were wondering if these were bargains. Short sales and foreclosures are often not the deals they appear to be, especially for inexperienced buyers. In this market, even…