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Harvest Fuel Relief Program: Turning $8 Billion Into Dollars per Acre
The Harvest Fuel Relief Program is USDA’s new $8 billion response to the diesel and input costs that have run hard against farm margins this…
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Seller Financing Land in Texas: Income, Tax Advantages, and How to Protect Yourself
When I bring up seller financing with a landowner, the first reaction is usually a flinch. “I don’t want to be anybody’s banker.” I get…
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Conservation Easement Land in the South Plains and Panhandle: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
Conservation easement land in Texas isn’t just a Hill Country story anymore. It’s showing up on South Plains and Panhandle ground too, and the fundamentals…
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Texas Rural Land: Stability Meets Seller Resistance in 3Q2025
The Texas rural land market through the third quarter of 2025 ( 3Q2025 ) reflects a period of stabilization. While we are seeing a significant…
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Section 180 Soil Fertility Deductions: A Hidden Tax Strategy for Farmland Owners in West Texas
If you own or are preparing to buy farmland/ranchland in West Texas, the South Plains, or the Texas Panhandle , you already know healthy...
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1031 Exchange for Farmland and Ranch Land: What You Can Buy After You Sell
1031 exchange for farmland: what qualifies, what doesn't, and how to hit the 45 and 180-day deadlines. A South Plains broker explains.
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Texas Panhandle & South Plains Land Market Update: Rising Prices Amid Fewer Transactions
Volume and price trends for South Plains land sales in 2024 With 2024 well behind us, ASFMRA has released their annual land trends recap...
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Avoid these 7 mistakes when buying Texas Land
1: Find out how much of the land is in wetland/floodlands. (Same parcel, one mapped with FEMA/wetlands layers, the other using...
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When the Water Runs Out
The South Plains region of Texas is known for its abundant cotton production. For generations, farmers in this region have relied on the...
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Will the Music Stop in Land Prices?
The land market has been in a state of high momentum since late 2021, and that trend has continued well into 2022. The competition for...
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2023: State of the Texas Region 1 Land Market
ASFMRA puts out an annual report that I find really useful and interesting being in the land sales business. It is quite dense, so I…
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RESOURCE GUIDE: How to Sell Texas Land
If you're selling a ranch, farm, or raw land in Texas, it's very important to have all your ducks in a row and have every…
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