Farmland research topics
Land values, rent, soil, water, appraisals, financing and land economics projects.
Topics
Farmland Value ResearchUnderstand agricultural real estate values and the differences between sales prices and survey averagesCropland PricesCompare tillable acreage, soils, drainage, productivity and land improvementsPasture and Grazing Land ValuesConsider forage productivity, water, fencing, carrying capacity and grazing leasesCash Rent ResearchRead cropland and pasture cash rents while identifying limitations of published survey dataIrrigated FarmlandEvaluate water sources, pumping costs, permits and irrigation infrastructureSoils and Land ProductivityUse soils maps, actual crop records and conservation information for land comparisonsFarm Sales ComparablesReview property sales evidence and why no two rural parcels are exactly alikeAgricultural AppraisalsUnderstand professional farmland appraisal methods and documentationAgricultural LeasesPlan cash rent, flexible cash rent and crop-share negotiationsFarmland Investment BasicsResearch land ownership costs, agricultural returns, risk, and transaction expensesProperty Taxes and ValuationStudy land assessments, agricultural-use valuation and local tax research4-H and FFA Land Economics ProjectsEducational research projects on farmland values, cash rents and soil productivity