DES MOINES, Iowa — Increased commodity prices and strong demand have sent prices of farmland skyrocketing, making it more difficult for young and beginning farmers to get established but strengthening the balance sheets for those who own the land.
Midwest farmland prices soar due to strong prices
Friday, December 24, 2010 | 10:23 a.m. CST;
updated 10:39 a.m. CST, Friday, December 24, 2010
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