May 21, 2020

Farmland Values in Today’s Market

Purdue agricultural economists Brady Brewer and Todd Kuethe discuss the farmland market during today’s episode. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented year 2020 is presenting, Todd talks about what has been happening in farmland pricing, sales, policy, and interest rates. He discusses where he thinks the market is headed and may look like over the next 3-5 years.

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