Avoid a 1980s Disaster

Why Not Hedge Farmland?

Elizabeth Williams
By  Elizabeth Williams , DTN Special Correspondent
At least two new farmland indexes are under development that attempt to help landowners and farm lenders hedge against a land market crash. (DTN file photo)
At least two new farmland indexes are under development that attempt to help landowners and farm lenders hedge against a land market crash. (DTN file photo)
You can hedge commodity prices, interest rates, currencies and housing markets. Now developers are conceptualizing ways for landowners to hedge big price moves in farm real estate.

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Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Williams
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