Farm Real Estate Value Update

In the annual Land Values report last month, NASS reported a modest increase in US farm real estate values in 2017. The data is survey based, and collected in the first 2 weeks of June when NASS enumerators collect data for the June Area Survey. NASS reported that the average price of 1 acre of…

Afternoon Weather Update

US Forecast Drier in Midwest; EU & GFS in Better Agreement: The GFS model cut its forecast for rainfall in the Central Plains & Western Midwest next week, and so a lasting period of dryness is most likely across the principle Corn Belt. The US Weekly Drought Monitor into mid-Oct will show further expansion of…