Articles tagged under: Bryon Parman

Is the Decline of Net Income Softening Farmland Values?

Published September 20, 2024

As net farm incomes climbed to new highs in the early 2020s, so did farmland values. With 2024's farm income reversal, NDSU Agricultural Finance Specialist Bryon Parman expects farmland values to follow that downward trend. "There's been a pretty rapid…

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Pastureland Values Rise

Published May 8, 2024

For the fourth year in a row, pastureland values in North Dakota have increased. According to North Dakota Department of Trust Lands Annual Land Survey, cash rents for pasture ground will go up more than four percent this year, topping…

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Well Grounded

Published May 3, 2024

The Well Grounded podcast is a presentation of Acres and Shares and the Red River Farm Network. In this edition, our guest is Bryon Parman, agricultural finance specialist, North Dakota State University, who breaks down the annual land values survey.…

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Monitor Interest Rates

Published March 23, 2024

Crop production expenses have more than doubled over the past 30 years, even outpacing inflation’s rate of 2.3 percent. NDSU Assistant Professor Bryon Parman says that this rate of increase is fairly consistent and aligns with production numbers over that…

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Used Equipment Markets Cooling Off

Published February 11, 2024

Farm equipment prices increased dramatically in 2021 and 2022. NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman spoke at the Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research and highlighted how grain hauling equipment did not follow the same pattern…

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Interest Costs Projected to Increase in 2024

Published December 24, 2023

While production costs are predicted to be lower for farmers in 2024, interest costs may increase. NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman does not anticipate interest rates themselves to be higher but net farm income has backed off creating…

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Interest Rate Influencers

Published November 16, 2023

The Federal Reserve has aggressively raised interest rates since last year. NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman says interest rates can increase without the Fed's influence. "There are a lot of other factors in the market like treasury yields…

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Land Values May Level Out

Published October 17, 2023

NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman said land may not be as attractive of an investment with what is happening with interest rates and cash rent. Other investments are getting more interest. “CDs and things like that haven’t really…

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Farm Income Down

Published October 10, 2023

U.S. net farm income is expected to decline this year. NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman says it isn’t a surprise that farmers will be seeing less profit, considering the economy is coming off of a record year for…

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Well Grounded: A Year of Record Land Values

Published April 22, 2023

As land prices soared to record levels in the past year, how much did they increase in North Dakota? In the Well Grounded podcast, North Dakota State University Agricultural Finance Specialist Bryon Parman provides insight into state land values. Well…

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