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07 – Sep – 2023
MWA’s Eric Sarff Discusses Farmland Values with Farm Broadcasters
Eric Sarff, the President of Murray Wise and Associates (MWA), joined the National Association of Farm Broadcasting this week to chat about recently released government data showing continued asset appreciation in the U.S. farmland market. Sarff explained that demand for farmland has remained strong in virtually all regions of the country this year, and that […]
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In the News
15 – Aug – 2023
FPI Joins the Farm CPA Podcast
Paul Neiffer has become a trusted figure in the agricultural community as a CPA who shares important tax-related information with farmers and provides a unique perspective to the media and policymakers. His popular Farm CPA Podcast is one of the primary vehicles he uses today to communicate, and Farmland Partners was thrilled to join his […]
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Farmer Stories
07 – Aug – 2023
Visiting the ‘Edge of Cajun Country’ with Ed Reams
When you step foot on Ed Reams’ farm in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, you get a feeling of peace and quiet. There are almost no developments nearby. There’s little noise to speak of except for wildlife. And Ed’s farm is vast, stretching as far as the eye can see – 7,273 acres to be exact. “It […]
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In the News
17 – Jul – 2023
Bisnow: Inside the Growing Real Estate Asset Class That’s a Favorite of Bill Gates, the Mormon Church
A series of unknowns loom over commercial real estate, with uncertainty sidelining many investors and motivating a small but growing number to cut their losses and bet on American farmland, an asset that remains in high demand even as prices soar. Farmland is known for its historically strong returns, low volatility and ability to act […]
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Farmer Stories
11 – Jul – 2023
Prayers Answered: A Young Farmer Gets His Start
You could see the pride in Wyatt Bolding’s face as he inspected the perfectly manicured rows of his 280-acre soybean crop in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. “I walk this field a lot to make sure it’s doing well,” he told us. “We’ve been blessed this year and the crop looks great. The beans are kind […]
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In the News
06 – Jul – 2023
FPI President and CEO Discusses Farmland with Nareit
During a recent trip to New York City, Farmland Partners President and CEO Luca Fabbri sat down with Nareit to discuss agriculture’s economic strength, the farmland market, renewable energy, and the company’s performance. Check out the full interview below. Note: This interview contains Forward Looking Statements.
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FPI Insights
21 – Jun – 2023
Setting the Floor, Not the Ceiling
It was the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and Sam Woodrow, Farmland Partners Inc.’s Acquisitions and Management Associate for the Midwest, logged onto an online auction for a farm in Schuyler County, Illinois. Woodrow wasn’t optimistic about casting a winning bid. After all, he’d been outbid in dozens of auctions in 2022. Then the unexpected happened. FPI […]
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FPI Insights
06 – Jun – 2023
The Promised Land of OZ
Congress passed a massive 185-page tax-cut package in December 2017 to spur the economy. Included in it was a six-page provision encouraging investments in real estate projects and operating businesses located in low-income communities. Here’s how it works. Governors from each state designate opportunity zones, or OZs, comprised of economically distressed census tracts. Individual investors […]
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In the News
02 – Jun – 2023
Company Leaders Featured on Popular Farming Podcasts
Paul Pittman and Eric Sarff have been pretty busy lately. In addition to their day jobs, the two have taken time to conduct lengthy interviews with some of agriculture’s biggest podcasts. Paul, the Executive Chairman of Farmland Partners, recently sat down with Modern Acre, a podcast managed by Tim and Tyler Nuss. The brothers are […]
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FPI Insights
01 – May – 2023
Not All Farmland is Created Equal
Like most people, we are intrigued by ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that, among other things, can instantly spit out professional sounding prose to just about any question you can pose. So, we tested it out and asked the platform, “Is farmland a good investment, and why?” “Investing in farmland can be a good opportunity, […]
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