FARM APPRAISAL INSIGHTS

Guides on property valuation, estate planning, and farm, commercial, and residential appraisals
written by the Spurgeon Appraisals team for landowners across Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa.

Gravel road through rolling farmland at sunset, illustrating what is going to happen to land prices in 2023 What’s Going to Happen to Land Prices in 2023? Green pasture and rolling hills with fencing, illustrating 2022 land prices and what is happening in the farmland market 2022 Land Prices! What’s Happening? Irrigation pivot sprinklers watering rows of crops, illustrating how much value irrigation pivots add to a farm Irrigation Pivots: How Much Value Do They Add to a Farm? Aerial view of farm fields and woodland, illustrating whether farm size affects price per acre Spending Money to Save Time: Does Farm Size Affect Price per Acre? Wetland pools and marsh grass, illustrating WRP and conservation easements and their effect on land value WRP and Conservation Easements: What They Mean for Your Land’s Value Farm fields with a grain silo and green soybeans, illustrating nine things you need to know about farmland appraisals Farmland Appraisals: 9 Things You Need to Know Green tractor with a front loader in a harvested field, illustrating when you need a farm appraisal When You Need a Farm Appraisal: 5 Common Situations Mature cornfield under a cloudy sky, illustrating tips for selling your farm 7 Tips You Should Know Before Selling Your Farm: We Asked the Experts Aerial view of farm fields in green and gold, illustrating what happened to farm prices in 2014 Farm Prices: What Happened in 2014 Mallard ducks in flight over a marsh, illustrating how duck hunting properties are valued Valuing Duck Hunting Farm Properties: What Drives Value Brown cattle grazing in a fenced pasture, illustrating farmland prices in 2015 Farmland Prices in 2015 Young pigs in a hog operation, illustrating how hog confinements are appraised Appraising Hog Confinements: What Drives Their Value Wheat field under a cloudy sky at dusk, illustrating how life estates affect farm appraisals Valuing Life Estates: How They Affect Farm Appraisals Patchwork of farm fields in an aerial view at sunset, illustrating subtraction by division of farmland Subtraction by Division Golden barley field and rolling farmland, illustrating how grain facilities are appraised for farm owners Appraising Grain Facilities for Farm Owners Green crop field at sunset with rolling hills, illustrating what happened to farmland prices in 2018 Farmland Prices: What Happened in 2018 Rural road through farmland with silo and barns at sunset, illustrating what land prices are doing now What Land Prices Are Doing Now?

We specialize in Farm, Commercial, and Home appraisals throughout Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, giving the personal attention you deserve, every step of the way, from a certified real estate appraiser.

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