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The average price of Iowa farmland reached $11,835 an acre last year, an ISU survey shows, the second year in a row that values set a record high. ... In addition to land costs, tractors, combines ...
It tracks the value of 70 farms in the five-state region that Omaha, Nebraska-based Farm Credit Services serves — 21 of which are in Iowa. Despite the decline, the average value of Iowa farmland ...
Despite rising interest rates and lower farm income, Iowa farmland values averaged a record $11,835 this year, an Iowa State University survey shows Iowa farmland values climb 3.7% in 2023 ...
Farmers were saved from the backbreaking chore of slinging hay bales in the 1960s, when Iowa State agricultural engineering professor Wesley Buchele and a group of student researchers invented a baler that produced large, round bales that could be moved by tractor. The baler has become the predominant forage-handling machine in the United ...
Large bales come in two types: round and square. Large square bales, which can weigh up to 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb), can be stacked and easily transported on trucks. Large round bales, which typically weigh 300 to 400 kilograms (660–880 lb), are more moisture-resistant and pack the hay more densely (especially at the center).
The building is a true round barn that measures 100 feet (30 m) in diameter. [2] It is one of the largest Iowa Agriculture Experimental Station/Matt King type barns in the state. [ 3 ] It is three floored — at the bottom is the feeding floor, at the middle is the stalls and at the top is the haymow.
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The Holtkamp Round Barn is a historic building located near Salem in rural Henry County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1918 by its first owner B.J. Holtkamp who used the plans drawn up by Matt L. King. [ 2 ] The building is a true round barn that measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. [ 3 ]