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Farmland values decline for third year

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2017-01-04 17:03

The average value of farmland in the state of Iowa has declined for a third straight year after hitting record highs in 2013.

 

Farmland values decline for thrid year

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

For the third year in a row, average Fayette County farmland value has been in decline.

According to the annual Iowa State University Land Value Survey, the average estimated worth of farmland in Fayette County is approximately $7,694 per acre. That is a decrease in $529 per acre over 2015, which saw land value at $8,223.

Fayette County isn’t the only one to see the decline as the state of Iowa has also a whole has seen a decrease in land value for the third straight year. In fact, every county across the state reported a drop in farmland value. In 2015, the average value of farmland in Iowa was $7,633. There was a $450 decrease in 2016 to $7,183, which amounts to a 5.9 percent drop in value. The survey represents a statewide average of low-, medium- and high-quality farmland.

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04
Jan

Echo - Jan. 4, 2017

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04
Jan

NFV consolidation vote set for Feb. 7

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2017-01-04 09:54

 

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the residents of the North Fayette and Valley school districts will head to the polls to vote on consolidation and a Revenue Purpose Statement. If the measures pass in both districts, it will officially create the North Fayette Valley school district. Chris DeBack photo

 

NFV consolidation vote set for Feb. 7

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, residents of the North Fayette and Valley school districts will head to the polls to decide the fate of the two districts.

Will they vote yes and officially combine the two districts to create the North Fayette Valley School District, or vote no after several years of consolidation work that has taken place?  We won’t know the answer until that evening, but North Fayette and Valley shared Superintendent Duane Willhite seems fairly optimistic that the measure will pass.

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04
Jan

2017 First Baby of the Year

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2017-01-04 09:47

 

Mark and Kari Putney of Elgin welcomed daughter Adalyn to the world Monday, Jan. 2, at Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospitals and Clinics in West Union. As the first baby of 2017, the family received several gift baskets, including one that included gifts from dozens of local businesses. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

2017 First Baby of the Year

 

 

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