Who’s Buying U.S. Corn Exports? The easiest answer is “almost everyone.” Of the 51 purchasing nations purchasing U.S. corn this year, only six posted lower activity than last year. But U.S. corn exports have been a roller coaster in recent years. aei.ag/overview/artic…

Farmland as an Investable Asset Class Part 5: New Iterations to Investing in Farmland. aei.ag/overview/artic…

Thanks to AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica), and Frontier Farm Credit for featuring AEI.ag in the latest installment of their webinar series, Two Economists and a Lender. fcsamerica.com/resources/lear…

Farmland Market Update: 2nd Quarter 2025. Despite the uncertainties in the ag economy land values for the first six months of 2025 exhibited a bit of strength. The supply/demand equation could be the determining element in setting land prices... aei.ag/overview/artic…

First Look at Estimated 2024 ARC-CO Payments. USDA released a tranche of county-level ARC-CO yields, which allowed the AEI.ag team to make a preliminary estimate of potential 2024 ARC-CO payments. aei.ag/overview/artic…

Watch our latest Chart of the Week video to learn who is buying U.S. corn. youtube.com/watch?v=vSVWG2…

Join our free webinar on August 8 at 12 pm eastern for a live discussion. You can also join the waitlist for early access to our one-of-a-kind, county-level solar acreage dataset. Webinar: aei.ag/overview/artic… Waitlist: mailchi.mp/ageconomists/c…

It’s not your imagination; large-scale solar projects have become much more common in the last five years. This chart concisely captures three key insights from our new report to help you visualize where it’s happening the most. aei.ag/overview/artic…

This report aims to answer, perhaps for the first time, the question, “How many farmland acres have been converted to solar projects?” Researchers at AEI.ag measured the acreage of each utility-scale solar plant and determined... aei.ag/overview/artic…

Watch our latest Chart of the Week video for a snapshot from our new report. youtube.com/watch?v=0Ornwq…

Join our free webinar on August 8 at 12 pm eastern for a live discussion. You can also join the waitlist for early access to our one-of-a-kind, county-level solar acreage dataset. Webinar: aei.ag/overview/artic… Waitlist: mailchi.mp/ageconomists/c…

Sizing Up Quiet 2025 Drought Conditions. Drought Monitor maps have been quiet throughout the summer of 2025. This article takes a step back to compare current conditions to historical. However, there is still considerable uncertainty and many unknowns. aei.ag/overview/artic…

Land Returns After the Solar Lease. Landowners must weigh the appeal of 20 years of higher lease payments against the uncertain income potential after the lease. The goal of this article is to assist decision-makers in evaluating these alternatives. aei.ag/overview/artic…

Join our free webinar on August 8 at 12 pm eastern for a live discussion. You can also join the waitlist for early access to our one-of-a-kind, county-level solar acreage dataset. Webinar: aei.ag/overview/artic… Waitlist: mailchi.mp/ageconomists/c…

Larger solar plants and the concentration of plant locations have been behind the increase in U.S. solar energy production. Read more to provide a slightly different perspective on the scale and concentration of some of the nation’s biggest solar projects. aei.ag/overview/artic…

If you’ve spent much time on ag social media in the past month, you’ve seen the discussion of how the USDA crop condition ratings seem to be rather positive for the U.S. corn crop – backyard bias from the dissenters notwithstanding. aei.ag/overview/artic…

The implications for the farm economy in 2025 and beyond, will be discussed during a free webinar, TODAY, August 8 at 12 pm Eastern. Register here. aei.ag/overview/artic… The event recording will only be available to registered webinar participants and AEI Premium subscribers.

The USDA estimates give us an idea of the average value of the total U.S. cropland inventory. For those thinking about total returns to an investment in farmland, annual income and annual property taxes would also need to be considered. Read more... aei.ag/overview/artic…

Tariff Revenue Jumps in Q2. In April, an AFN question was posed about the prospect of U.S.-imposed tariffs resulting in customs duties at an annual rate of more than $200 billion during any quarter in 2025, read more...aei.ag/overview/artic…

Did you miss last week's webinar “Solar Panels and Farmland – Opportunities or Threats?” The recording and additional materials are here. aei.ag/overview/artic…