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Wendong Zhang
Newsletter Articles
- Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey 1982–2022: a forty-year perspective -- June 2023
- Record Iowa farmland values despite concerns about higher inflation, interest rates -- December 2022
- Comparing the stock market and Iowa land values: A question of timing -- July 2022
- Outlook for land values in 2021 and beyond: results from the 2020 Iowa land value survey -- January 2021
- A brief argument for healthy US-China agricultural trade relations despite deglobalization pressures -- November 2020
- Agricultural professionals expect lower farmland values over the next 18 months -- July 2020
- US-China Phase One Trade Deal and US agriculture: A big win for farmers or too good to be true? -- February 2020
- Iowa farmland value grows 2.3% in 2019, but barely exceeds inflation -- December 2019
- Who benefits most from China’s growing import demand due to African Swine Fever? -- August 2019
- Comparing the stock market and Iowa land values: A question of timing -- July 2019
- Agricultural professionals expect lower land values and stable crop prices -- June 2019
- Seven things to know about China to understand the trade war -- February 2019
- Commodity prices and higher interest rates drive modest farmland value loss -- December 2018
- Iowa farmland ownership and tenure survey 1982-2017: a thirty-five year perspective -- July 2018
- Key agricultural products in U.S.-China trade disputes: the proportional, the significant, and the substitutable -- April 2018
- Navigating the Chinese agricultural economy through the lens of Iowa -- February 2018
- Iowa farmland values increase after three years of decline -- December 2017
- China’s new nationwide E10 ethanol mandate and its global implications -- November 2017
- Are agricultural professionals’ farmland value and crop price forecasts consistent? -- October 2017
- Land quality perceptions in expert opinion surveys: evidence from Iowa -- August 2017
- Where are Iowa and U.S. land values headed? -- July 2017
- USDA announces CRP changes to help improve water quality, wildlife habitat, and land transfers to beginning farmers -- March 2017
- Interpretation of Iowa land value survey results -- January 2017
- Of maize and markets: China’s new corn policy -- December 2016
- How tight is the farmland supply in Iowa? -- October 2016
- Crude oil prices and U.S. crop exports: exploring the secondary links between the energy and ag markets -- September 2016
- Comparing the stock market and Iowa land values: A question of timing -- April 2016
- Iowa 2015 land values survey - results and outlook -- January 2016
- Who owns and rents Iowa’s farmland? -- December 2015
- How different is Chinese agriculture from the United States? -- November 2015
Information Files
- Survey of Iowa Leasing Practices -- C2-15
- Crop Share Leasing Provisions -- C2-30
- Farmland Value Survey -- C2-70
- Historical Iowa Farmland Value Survey by County -- C2-72
- Who Owns and Rents Iowa's Farmland? -- C2-78
Decision Tools (xlsx)
- Farmland Purchase Analysis -- C2-70
