The Dec. 1 sale in Sioux County not only sets a farmer-buyer record for Iowa, but according to Jim Rothermich, it highlights fierce demand for premium ground as lower-quality farms see more no sales.

Farmland in Clinton County on May 11. The nearest fields make up some of the land sold at auction in DeWitt earlier the same day. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo DEWITT — Fewer than half the ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources would be forbidden from bidding on land at auction under a bill in the Iowa Legislature that faces opposition from conservation groups. Senate File 2324 would ...

Bills in the Iowa House and Senate would limit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources from buying land at auction with some exceptions. The House bill failed to advance out of committee on Tuesday, ...

Paint Creek flows through the Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County. A bill that would limit the authority of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to purchase land for public use was ...

Auctioneer Randy Stabe leads the largest land auction of his career Sept. 17 - 18 at the Hinton Community Center in northwest Iowa. Iowa farmers are seeing a drop in their income. Economists say one ...