American Farmland Owner Podcast

Hosted by American Farmland Owner with Dave Price

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Oct 2026

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Join Emmy award winning career journalist, Dave Price, as he discusses land forecast trends, agricultural insights, commodity futures, and more with industry thought leaders. Where Landowners Get Their News from American Farmland Owner aims to provide you with information that helps fuel your passion for the land and your dedication to responsible stewardship. Together, we work towards the enduring prosperity of American agriculture, ensuring that its legacy thrives for generations yet to come.

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October 23, 202622 min

Dr. Bruce Sherrick: Trade War Could Leave Lasting Scars on U.S. Farmland Markets

Dr. Bruce Sherrick, director of the TIAA Center for Farmland Research, returns for Part 2 that continues from our discussion last week on foreign farmland ownership. This week he explains how the trade war is rerouting global farm trade. He breaks down how first-round tariffs helped finance a huge expansion of Brazilian soybean production, why most foreign land ownership comes down to ordinary business reasons, and which export-dependent countries are best positioned as demand grows in Africa and Asia. His take: markets mostly heal, but you don’t get rid of some scars.

October 16, 202619 min

Here’s the Real Data on Foreign Land Ownership

Campaign ads warn that foreign buyers are snapping up America’s farmland, but are the numbers really that alarming? Dr. Bruce Sherrick, director of the TIAA Center for Farmland Research, says the headlines often miss the full story, from timberland counted as “agricultural” to entire 80-acre farms reported as foreign-held because of a single wind turbine lease. He breaks down what the AFIDA data actually shows, why “AFIDA 2.0” may not fix it, and how a new county-by-county map lets you see for yourself.

October 9, 202621 min

Midwest Cinematographer/Farmland Marketing Director: How to Sell Two-State Property That is ‘Once in a Lifetime’

A 1,020-acre, two-state farm up for sale has an unusual story: it’s the only piece of Illinois that sits west of the Mississippi River, created when the river changed course in the mid-1800s and separated Kaskaskia Island from the rest of the state. On this island sits a 150-year family farm, now up for sale, with 100% of proceeds benefiting three nonprofits, two of which focus on helping children. The family trust has asked that the nonprofits themselves remain anonymous, but the philanthropic angle adds another layer to the sale: it’s not just a transfer of farmland, but a way to turn the value of a historic family asset into lasting support for charitable causes.

October 2, 202620 min

Acres Founder & CEO Carter Malloy: How to Use Data to Know Your Land Value

Acres Founder & CEO Carter Malloy argues that land value hinges on data landowners rarely see: zoning, infrastructure, and who's quietly buying nearby parcels through layered LLCs. Acres traces those LLCs back to parent companies (homebuilders, energy firms, data-center developers) and just launched Homebuilder Market Intelligence, covering 3,000+ counties and 60 million+ land transactions. A neighbor's quiet sale to an institutional buyer can change the value of adjacent land by multiples, making that kind of data as important as the land itself.

September 25, 202624 min

How Marketing Turned Two-State Farm Sale into Regional Event with Midwest Land Broker Johnny Klemme

A two-state, 1,477.5-acre farm sale just closed for $22.45 million, and it wasn't luck. Geswein Farm & Land Realty's Johnny Klemme explains how branding an Illinois-Indiana portfolio as one regional event, pairing a hybrid live/online auction, and spotlighting decades of tenant stewardship drove nearly 800 bids and turned a multi-generational family farm into the sale everyone was watching.

September 18, 202633 min

Risk Management Firm Executive Dustin Carlson: Why 831(b) Is Getting Another Look from Farmland Owners

Risk management executive Dustin Carlson says the once-controversial 831(b) tax provision is drawing fresh interest from farmland owners as uninsured risks grow and the contribution limit rises to roughly $2.9 million in 2026. Created in 1986 to help businesses fund risks the open market wouldn't cover, Carlson argues the tool is regaining relevance as insurance policies add exclusions rather than coverage.

September 11, 202628 min

Veteran Land Broker Lou Jewell: Wants to Help Others Learn the Land Business

Lou Jewell argues land deals need a different approach than house sales, using a highest-and-best-use example to show how the same tract's value shifts depending on its use (row crops, timber, development). He also discusses the NC land disclosure form he helped develop over roughly a decade, covering gaps (boundary and mineral-rights issues) that standard residential forms miss.

September 4, 202636 min

Agronomy Tech CEO Kenny Avery: Section 180 Interest is Growing

Kenny Avery, CEO of Advanced Agrilytics and former Monsanto executive, told American Farmland Owner that more landowners are discovering Section 180 of the tax code, which lets farmland owners deduct the value of excess residual soil fertility built up from years of fertilizer and lime applications. Advanced Agrilytics calculates the deduction field by field using soil samples compared against regional baseline fertility levels, then spreads the benefit over a four-to-five-year depletion schedule. The opportunity can be especially valuable for land-holding entities that lease to a separate operating company and otherwise have few deductions of their own.

August 28, 202629 min

Beekeeper Industry Leader Patty Sundberg: It’s Time for Other Ag Sectors to Help

Montanabeekeeper and former American Beekeeping Federation president Patty Sundbergsays solving the beekeeping industry's colony losses, which topped 62% amongcommercial beekeepers between mid-2024 and early 2025, will require help fromthe rest of agriculture. She's calling for pollinator strips, better roadsidemanagement, and use of public lands to give bees the forage they need tosurvive.

August 21, 202632 min

Jeremy Woodrow: Protein Demand Could Push Pollock Popularity

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are reshaping howAmericans eat, and Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's Jeremy Woodrow sees anopening for pollock, a high-protein, low-calorie whitefish long hidden in fishsticks and fast food. With three billion pounds harvested annually and modernfreezing technology improving quality, the industry is betting pollock couldbecome a go-to protein source, though Woodrow says demand from the GLP-1 trendis still in its early stages.

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