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Farmland Update from Indiana Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

The farm press and coffee shops have been a buzz this winter with discussions of farmland values in Indiana and other Midwestern states. In February 2016, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank indicated that farmland values in Indiana were down 2% between October 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016.

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Long-Term Cash Rent Decisions Using A Cash Rent Decision Tool​

Recorded December 18, 2015 | A demonstration of use of a cash rent spreadsheet tool to calculate breakeven cash rents, compare the breakeven cash rent to local market rents, compute the market rate premium (if any) above the breakeven rate and the impact paying premiums could have on a farm’s liquidity over the course of the next five years.

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Buying (Selling) Inputs in the Current Business Climate

Grain farmers are facing significantly lower prices and incomes in 2015 compared to previous years which have resulted in intense pressure to lower costs by aggressive negotiation on land rents and purchased inputs. Much of this negotiation has focused on price–farmers are asking/expecting price reductions, but suppliers of fertilizer seed and chemicals in particular are hesitant to adjust prices down.

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Becoming a “Best in Class” Farm

Corn Belt agriculture is in the midst of transitioning from one of the most profitable periods on record to what could be an extended period of tight margins for most corn and soybean operations. Now that the 2015 planting season is drawing to a close, you should take time to reevaluate your farming operation and consider how you can make sure your farm is strategically positioned to be a “best in class” operation in the years ahead. Doing so will help ensure that your farm will thrive, not just survive, in an era of tight operating margins.

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Indiana Pasture Land, Irrigated Farmland, Hay Ground, and On-Farm Grain Storage Rent

Estimates for the rental value of irrigated farmland, pasture land, hay ground, and on-farm grain storage in Indiana are often difficult to find. For the past several years, questions about these items have been included in the Purdue Farmland Value Survey.

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Where Are Indiana Farmland Values Headed?

Recorded August 7, 2015 | Results from the June 2015 Purdue Farmland Values Survey including average farmland and cash rental value estimates for the state of Indiana and key cropping regions within the state.

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Is Farmland Still an Attractive Investment? An Update

During the past year, farmland prices declined over much of the Corn Belt. However, farmland prices still remain substantially above historical prices.

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The Bears Control the 2015 Indiana Farmland Market

Last year at this time there were signals that the boom propelling crop agriculture upward for ten years was running out of gas. Since then, the continued low grain prices have begun to influence things other than net farm income. Purchases of machinery, buildings, farmland, and other capital items have declined. There has also been…

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Evaluating Your Farmland Rental “Options”

Gross revenues for most Indiana corn and soybean farms reached unprecedented levels during 2006 through 2013, but declined sharply in 2014 and 2015. The revenue decline, which will be exacerbated on many Indiana farms by yield reductions caused by this spring and summer’s excessive rainfall, is putting tremendous pressure on operating margins.

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Farmland Property Tax Assessments: Indiana General Assembly Slows the Explosive Growth, For Now

Senate Enrolled Act 436 passed the General Assembly on the last day of the session, April 29, 2015. The vote was unanimous in both houses. The bill was signed by the Governor as Public Law 249 on May 6.

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