As agriculture faces multiple challenges, USDA’s latest net farm income forecast is masking the reality for farmers. While livestock margins have improved in 2024, high input costs and below break-even prices for row crops mean margins could be the worst in nearly 20 years.

If you have a long-term plan that includes goals for your business, and if making cash sales helps to advance your business toward reaching those goals, cash sales should be a celebration.

Emily Oberbroeckling, a farmland appraiser with Iowa-based Peoples Company, says there’s always an uptick in farmland for sale in the fall. She joins the Top Producer podcast to share about the three primary methods used to sell farmland.