WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Farmland Value and Cash Rents Survey suggests Indiana farmland prices grew at a record pace between June 2021 and June 2022, exceeding previous highs set in 2021. Statewide, top-quality farmland averaged $12,808 per acre, up 30.9% from the same time last year. The average per acre price of average-quality […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking giant JBS has agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that some say supports their concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects prices. Colorado-based JBS didn’t admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement, and company spokeswoman Nikki Richardson said JBS will […]

COURTLAND, Va. — When your date asks to go somewhere expensive, visit the local lumberyard. While timber market specialists joked about the astronomical price of lumber at a June 17 Virginia Cooperative Extension webinar, they also explained what is driving the spike, and offered insights for Virginia timber owners expecting a cut of those profits. Neil […]