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Farmland Values and Returns by State Through Time

This utility provides a quick and convenient means to visually compare aggregate state level farmland and cropland information with returns…

Farmland and Cropland Index and Return Utility

This utility allows a user to estimate the current value of farmland based on an earlier valuation, or estimate a…

Farmland Correlation With Other Assets by Holding Interval

This utility allows a user to consider the impact of holding period definitions on the relationship between farmland returns and…

Returns to Alternative Investments by Holding Interval

This utility allows a novel view of returns across all possible combinations of purchase and sales dates for farmland in…

US AG Sector Balance Sheet Data Through Time With Lender Shares

Based on USDA data, the composition of the US Ag Sector balance sheet is provided along with formatted graphs to…

Illinois Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Representative Parcel Transfer Information

This utility provides a powerful comparison of land market transactions through time by region of Illinois. Property characteristics can be…

Land Purchase Evaluation Tool

A comprehensive tool to evaluate returns characteristics associated with the purchase of real assets. Financial structure terms, transactions costs, and…

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Farmland Values and Competitiveness in the United States and Brazil

Lower farmland values have long been considered a competitive advantage for Brazilian agriculture relative to U.S. agriculture (Colussi and Langemeier, 2026). However, strong farm profits, supported by periods of high…

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land

Using US land in Farms as the reference, foreign ownership interests amount to 0.67% of the total, and the remaining 99.33% is US owned. Forestland accounts for 88.5% while cropland, pasture, and other agricultural land account for 11.5%. The countries with the largest ownership positions in U.S. agricultural land are Canada and several Western European nations with primary ownership in forestland. Canada is the largest at 2.28 million acres (38%).

Average Illinois Cash Rents and Soil Productivity in 2026

Since 2017, we’ve provided annual updates to a simple formula for calculating the average cash rent for a piece of farmland based on its average soil productivity and location within Illinois. Today’s article provides the latest in this series of updates to reflect the relationship between rental rates in Illinois for 2026, soil productivity, and location in the state. Individuals can apply this formula to their farms. It will provide an average cash rent based on data from the USDA NASS.

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Research Briefs and Reports

The Relationship Between Inflation and Farmland Returns

This TIAA Center for Farmland Research publication examines the relationship between inflation and farmland returns through time and across differing periods of inflationary pressure from 1970 to present.  Farmland is shown to…

Farmland Markets: Valuation, Investment Performance, and Issues for the Future

This Center Publication identifies and addresses contemporary issues affecting farmland markets, and provides associated linkages to related research and data describing the farmland sector and major issues affecting its future.…

The Impacts of the Tax-Deferred Exchange Provision on Farm Real Estate Values

Financial Performance Farmland Investments

Farmland Returns and Economic Conditions: A Favar Approach

Impact of Urban Influence on Farmland Values

Farmland Turnover Report – Illinois Evidence From Transactions Data

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