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In the news affecting dairy farms the third week of March 2026: A class action lawsuit alleges price fixing in the U.S. fertilizer industry, most of the U.S. rented farmland is owned by non-farmers, and an agreement between Ecuador and the U.S. improves dairy market access.

Average U.S. agricultural land values and cropland rental rates increased substantially in 2022. Based on USDA surveys conducted in early June, U.S. farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $3,800 per acre for 2022, up $420 per acre (12.4%) from 2021.