Anton chats with Kate Fuller, an assistant professor of economics and extension specialist at Montana State University, about what has recently been happening to agricultural land values. Kate also dives deeper into the topic by discussing agricultural economics research and her own findings about factors outside of agriculture that can be important drivers for agricultural land values. For more information about agricultural land lease values (mentioned in the podcast), visit http://www.msuextension.org/aglease
For this podcast, we’ve also included a video that presents charts and figures associated with the discussion. You can view the video below.
Highlights:
3:25 What are the typical questions that are being asked about land values?
5:35 What has been happening to current agricultural land value and lease rates in Montana and other regions.
10:45 How do broader economic factors affect agricultural land values?
11:35 What about real-estate values, which capture a broader characterization of farm assets? What impacts those?
12:10 Does proximity to urban areas affect agricultural values?
13:50 To what extent do these “other factors” impact agricultural land values in Montana?
15:20 . What exactly is the economic explanation for why agricultural land values are impacted by population in urban areas?
17:00. What might we see with agricultural land values going forward?
(Intro and outro music by Trevor Sensor)
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