Missouri land values up in recent survey

Benjamin Herrold
Nov 29, 2019
Nov 29, 2019 Updated Dec 2, 2019

Land for sale sign — The recently released University of Missouri farm land values survey showed good crop and pasture land saw values increase slightly, despite the economic challenges facing farmers.
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According to the University of Missouri Extension’s recent land value survey, the state’s good crop and pasture land saw values increase over the last year despite the farm economic challenges.

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