The cash rental rates presented in this publication
are the result of a survey of farmers, landowners,
agricultural lenders, real estate brokers, and
professional farm managers. They supplied information
based on their best judgments about typical cash rental
rates for high, medium, and low quality cropland in
their counties, as well as for land devoted to hay production,
oats, and pasture. Information about individual
parcels of land was not collected.
The cooperation and assistance of the landowners,
farmers, and agribusiness people who responded to
this survey are greatly appreciated. The distribution of
the 1,271 responses was 39 percent farmers, 27 percent
landowners, 11 percent professional managers, 15 percent
lenders, and 9 percent other professions.
Responses received in 2009 were again more variable
than in previous years. This variability is likely due to
the volatility of corn and soybean prices in the past few
years and led to a wide range of opinions about typical rent in some counties.
2009 Cash Rent Survey