The discussion at this year’s annual Midwest Agriculture Conference revolved around Midwest farmland ownership and why they own it. Over the years, row crop farmland in the Midwest has been viewed as an attractive investment for individual investors and institutional groups to diversify their portfolios. With a strong agricultural market the past couple of years, and an increase in buyers, here are a few of the changing factors related to investing in farmland.

Whether or not you consider yourself a green thumb, it isn’t too difficult to start your own hobby farm.

A panel of Accredited Land Consultants (ALCs) of the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI) shed light on the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on land values and land market trends across the country in a recent Virtual Round Table session. One key market they covered was the rural residential hobby farm market.

The industrial hemp industry is booming, especially as cannabis legalization continues to add new vistas of opportunity in a growing number of U.S. states. Finding just the right land on which to grow these crops, however, can prove challenging for farmers, real estate professionals, and investors.

Cannabis in the land real estate industry has been a hot topic for a while. However, with the 2018 Farm Bill passing, it may hold more opportunities than ever.

After the 2018 farm bill was signed, hemp became legal in America. Learn all about what this new law means for legal hemp in our latest article.

Ever dreamed about owning your own Christmas Tree Farm? Find out if your property is right for growing trees in our latest article.

This is part 2 of 2 of an article that originally appeared in the REALTORS® Land Institute’s Summer 2017 Terra Firma magazine.

This is part 1 of 2 from an article that originally appeared in the REALTORS® Land Institute’s Summer 2016 Terra Firma magazine.