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Check out this breakdown of cropland sales in your state. ⬇ Interested in learning more about farmland values? Find a link to our latest benchmark farmland values report in the comments below.

Join us for our 2025 Women in Ag Conference in Sioux Falls for a day of learning and laughter with fellow female ag producers. Check out a few highlights from the agenda below. ⬇ ✔ Journey with speaker and author John O'Leary as he powerfully celebrates the possibility of how you can serve, love and impact more profoundly in your own life. ✔ Discover “The Cost of Waiting” to prepare a farm transition plan with Lisa Quist, Land as Your Legacy RVP. ✔ Learn more about annual farm financials, mental health and rethinking your thinking with various breakout session experts. Register today: fcsamerica.com/womeninag

See how farmland values changed by state in 2024 according to our latest benchmark farmland values report.   Twice a year, we appraise the same 63 benchmark farms, proving an apples-to-apples comparison from one period to the next. Each benchmark farm represents agriculture in its geographic area.   In Iowa, benchmark farms are primarily cropland, with a smaller number of mixed cropland and pasture. The makeup of benchmark farms changes farther west. In Nebraska, both irrigated and dryland cropland benchmark farms are valued. A mix of pasture and cropland is more common on the eastern sides of Nebraska and South Dakota than on the western sides, where puritan pasture tracts are more common.   Link to full report in the comments below.

Our Working Here Fund grants are one of the many ways we deliver on our mission to serve agriculture and rural communities. They support projects in three focus areas – ag education, hunger and nutrition and rural disaster relief / essential services. In 2024, more than $3 million went towards projects like: ✔ Greenhouses ✔ Rescue equipment ✔ FFA support ✔ Food pantries ✔ Agriculture education materials

Analyst Dave Weaber at Terrain looks at what the beef industry can expect in the first quarter of 2025. View some highlights below. ⬇ ✔ Tighter supplies boost fed cattle prices ✔ Pest discovery in Mexico likely to support feeder cattle prices ✔ Beef cow herd expansion remains uncertain ✔ U.S. consumer-level beef demand and spending remain robust Read the full outlook: https://lnkd.in/gxkkARtk

Our economist Matt Erickson discusses the key indicators shaping the Federal Reserve's view on interest rates, inflation, growth and the labor market, including possible impacts to agriculture. 

The American Relief Act will provide economic support to farmers in 2025. Our analysts at Terrain share an initial estimate of payments by crop and state. https://lnkd.in/gJeVZNYe

Our most popular topic is back – join us as we dig into recent farmland values and what they mean for producers in 2025. Register to watch live or later: https://lnkd.in/gTytuuSQ Our Two Economists and a Lender webinar series features Agriculture Economic Insights co-founders David Widmar and Brent Gloy. Danielle Peebler, FCSAmerica's VP of appraisal, will be joining this episode to share insights from our latest land values report.

Customer-owners will be paid $392.6 million in cash-back dividends later this month. This marks 21 straight years of sharing our earnings with eligible customer-owners.

Our annual GrowingOn webinars feature forecasts, information and insights to help producers plan and reduce risk for the upcoming crop year. Visit our website to learn more and register today. https://lnkd.in/gCZTnh6A