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Pasture Values
Where will it end?
Private grazing rates across the Western U.S. climbed more than 5% for the 12 months through January to $14.50/animal unit month (AUM). That’s up from last year’s 4.5% pace, according to the latest USDA January Cattle Survey. Yet, given the developing profit squeeze caused by steeply rising feed prices and other production costs, market participants say lease rates will eventually have to retreat...
Pasture Cools
Robust demand for recreational tracts, strong livestock profits and high grain prices continue to fuel the strong bull run in the pasture and rangeland...
Land values up again
Farmland values, driven by high crop prices, continue to surge, according to the Federal Land Bank of Kansas City's Quarterly Ag Credit Survey. First-quarter,...
Land Values Continue On The Upswing
Farmland values, driven by high crop prices, are surging at a pace not seen since the 1980s in some states, according to the Federal Land Bank of Kansas City's Quarterly Ag Credit Survey...
Pastureland Survey Shows Lease Rates Still Climbing
Lingering drought and strong cattle prices combined to push private grazing rates up 4.5% this year to $13.80/animal unit month (AUM) across the Western U.S...
Outside Capital Keeps Ranchland Values Rolling
Outside Money
An October auction of the historic Rogler Ranch one of the Kansas Flint Hills' best-known spreads set a new area high when it fetched an average $1,696/acre,...
Still Rollin'
Jim Warren tossed his hat into the electronic identification (EID) ring more than two years ago. The principal owner of 101 Livestock Market, Inc., Aromas,...
From Our Columnists
Even With High Prices, Be Sure To Weigh The Return
Depending on which side of the biscuit you butter, these are fixing to be halcyon days in the cow-calf business. At least they are judging by the chatter you hear...
Key Economic Opportunities In Calf Marketing
My last series of articles focused on the economic challenges occurring in the beef-cow sector since the start of the biofuels era. This month, I’ll focus on the key economic opportunities...
Nitrate Accumulation In Plants Is A Matter Of Many Factors
Drought has made it a very rough year for many herds in the U.S. In the midst of this scramble for forage in drought areas, we need to be careful about where feeds originate...
