Market Watch 2024: Q4 Land Values

December 13, 2024

What’s in store for land values and agriculture in 2025? Today is our quarterly conversation with Jackson Takach, Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Research, and Analytics at Farmer Mac. For those who are unfamiliar with Farmer Mac, they are the secondary market for agricultural loans in the United States. Today, we discuss 2025 land markets, what a new presidential administration might mean for United States land values and agriculture, and progress on the farm bill.

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