Contacts:
Rabail Chandio, 515-294-6181; rchandio@iastate.edu
Nathan Cook, Communications, 515-294-3809; nmcook@iastate.edu

November 12, 2024

Ames, IA – A news conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17 to announce the results of the 2024 Iowa Land Value Survey conducted by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The conference will take place in room 0008 of Curtiss Hall on the Iowa State campus in Ames.

For those who can’t attend the conference, a livestream will be available on YouTube at http://bit.ly/landresults2024.

Rabail Chandio, assistant professor of economics and farm management specialist, will head the news conference and announce the 2024 findings. Printed materials will be provided at the conference, including Iowa land value data from 1950 to present, current land value data from all 99 counties, and a press release summarizing the 2024 results. Dr. Chandio will make herself available to reporters for follow-up questions or one-on-one interviews immediately following the presentation of results.

The Iowa State Land Value Survey is currently ongoing, if you are an agricultural professional knowledgeable about the farmland market who has not participated in this year’s survey, you can participate in the Iowa State Land Value Survey online by December 1 at https://bit.ly/landvalue2024. If you have questions regarding the survey, please contact Dr. Rabail Chandio at rchandio@iastate.edu or call 515-294-6181. You can also see the land value trends at the county, district, and state level since 1950 at the interactive Iowa Farmland Value Portal at https://www.card.iastate.edu/farmland/.

An archive of the video and the printed materials available at the conference will be posted on the CARD homepage at https://www.card.iastate.edu soon after the conference.