Hot land market has more buyers than sellers

Andrea Johnson
Oct 11, 2021
Oct 11, 2021 Updated Oct 13, 2021

Farmers National Company agents spoke with Don Wick, left, about the 2021-22 farmland market during Big Iron.

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WEST FARGO, N.D. – With high commodity prices and low interest rates, a seller’s market has developed for farmland, said Dale Weston, Farmers National Company agent, Fargo, N.D. Weston was one of three Farmers National Company agents to speak on a panel during Big Iron. The seminar was moderated by Red River Farm Network’s Don Wick.

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