An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says farmers and landowners need to be having serious discussions about cash rents. Gary Schnitkey says the economic downturn has made profitability on rented acres hard to pencil out. “Cash rents have risen quite considerably in the last couple years, particularly since 2020.” He says, “Getting them […]
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