MONTANA, U.S. FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES UP
August 04, 2008
August 04, 2008
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Montana Agricultural Statistics office issued the following press release:
Montana farm real estate values have steadily increased over the past nine years. The average value of farm real estate in Montana on January 1, 2008 was $1,100 per acre, up $140 from 2007. In 2008, the average value of cropland increased $15 to $945 per acre. The average value of irrigated cropland was $3,800, an increase of $100 from a year ago . . .
Montana farm real estate values have steadily increased over the past nine years. The average value of farm real estate in Montana on January 1, 2008 was $1,100 per acre, up $140 from 2007. In 2008, the average value of cropland increased $15 to $945 per acre. The average value of irrigated cropland was $3,800, an increase of $100 from a year ago . . .