Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
July 2008
Making hay off the land
Farmland prices are skyrocketing across the Ninth District. Many worry that the boom can’t last, and what consequences might lurk if it doesn’t
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Annual Reports
fedgazetteFarmland Prices
- This space for rent. Bring your wallet, unless I know you.
Farmland rental rates lag, but might be sprinting to catch up. - Swap meet
How a real estate law has driven up farmland prices. - Hedging their bets
Farmers have more tools to manage risk, and are using them. - Outside the winner’s circle
High land and crop prices are benefiting a lot of farmers, but hurting some—badly.
Ninth District Features
- Turning carbon into cash
Offsetting greenhouse-gas emissions is a burgeoning district industry with an uncertain future. [PDF]
- Common descent
Flight delays common at large airports also afflict regional airports in the district. [PDF]
District Voices
District Data
- A soft district economy expected
Ninth District Mid-Year Economic Forecast [PDF]
- Professional services firms expect sluggish activity over the next year
Results of the annual survey of professional services firms [PDF]
- A man’s home is his unsold castle
District housing markets have faltered, particularly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but might be returning to historical norms [PDF]
- Average Value of Cropland per Acre, 2007
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