Spring 2008 Issue
► Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ► Impacts of farmland investment funds ► Midwest farmland sale prices ► Yankee dollar, go home. ► Cash rents are much higher for 2008, but so are farm profit opportunities ► Illinois farmland gains 6% to 17%, say farm managers and rural appraisers ► So much worldwide demand, so little avaliable land! ◄Feature ► Biofuels from organic waste ► A boom in biofuels from cellulose and lignin ► "The world is facing the most severe food price inflation in history," ► "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom...

Winter 2007-2008 Issue
► Read the Dec. 1, 2007 Economist ► Why is Ted Turner buying so much land? ► Our Cover: ► Iowa land values rose 22% in the past year, says ISU ► New energy bill will accelerate biofuel usage ► How we're helping landowners manage higher cash rents ► Farmland! It's a "Gold Standard" that preserves real wealth as inflation erodes the U.S. dollar ◄Feature ► Evidence builds for a new "Golden Era" in Midwest agriculture and rural America

Fall 2007 Issue
► The world appears to be at a 'tipping point' ► U.S. ethanol plant capacity will probably triple ► The Fed's half-point cut ► Historically, stocks fare poorly ► Please meet the newest members of our Martin, Goodrich & Waddell staff! ► Our farm management business is expanding! ► Why your Farmland is your investment fortress ◄Feature ► Farmland is hot...development land is not ► Soaring wheat prices ► Every acre of the U.S. would be subject to federal control ► Watch for "closed-loop" ethanol plants, ► This fall, American farmers and landowners have a lot to be thankful for! Lets share it!

Summer 2007 Issue
► 2008 cash rents will be higher ► USDA's Farm Service Agency ► California's cleanair board orders 10% ethanol ◄Feature ► Iowa straw poll: ◄Feature ► Meet our new appraiser Mark E. Akers, who joins us July 1 ► "Land buyers are bullish - but sellers are bullish too." ► U.S. farmland gains are tame ► How high could corn prices go ► Corn ethanol output ► "Colony Collapse Disorder!" ► As global grain stocks tighten, U.S. producers expect profitable prices to last awhile

Spring 2007 Issue
► Western land is soaring, too! ► American farmland looks cheap ► Attacks on 1031 tax-deferred exchanges ► IRS does want to raise taxes ► Farmland bought for production only: It's a seller's market again ► Welcome to the New World BioEconomy ◄Feature ► Chicago, Fed: Illinois land up 6% in 2006. ► Not much Conservation Reserve land will return to corn soon ► Purdue University chemical engineers have filed a patent for a new biofuels concept ► Broad-Based Investments in Alternative Energy Show America's Amazing Resilience

Winter 2006-2007 Issue
► Farm Manager Jack Goodrich will retire from Martin, Goodrich & Waddell Inc. ► Various analysts project a need for 5 to 10 million more corn acres ► Silver lining for farmers ► 3 Big Reasons To Own Farmland Now ◄Feature ► Farm Manager Steve Diedrich: "It looks like the future is pretty bright." ► Sen. Chuck Grassley ► First American biomass-to-ethonal plant ► The untold story behind that 139.39-bu. soybean yield ► USDA mulls unlocking CRP acres ► New farm programs under Democrat-led Congress: A little leaner, a little greener

Fall 2006 Issue
► Cash rents rose 1.7% ► Wall Street Journal discovers rising farmland prices. ► Investors searching for a safe financial haven ► What "October Suprise" ► Land market: 1031 exchanges ease, but farmland demand is firm ► Join us in celebrating our 30 years in business! ► How the Biofuels BOOM will lift demand for corn and soybean land ◄Feature ► "Either we bring them freedom, or they will destroy us," ► Judges see manure as "toxic waste" ► The 15 billion barrel oil "find" ► How the Corn Belt's surging ethanol industry may help restore Midwest cattle feeding

Summer 2006 Issue
► The painting on the top part of our cover.. ► Brazilian farmers buried in debt. ► Slower gains in farmland values? ► $20 million... ► Here's a quick overview of farmland value trends outside of Illinois ► States react strongly to Supreme Court activism ► How the public will help you pay for improving your farm ◄Feature ► New land development trend: ► It would take 5.2 bil. bu. of corn, ► July 19 ► A strategy for defending your assets in a volatile global economy

Spring 2006 Issue
► An "Exchange Trade Fund" for farmland? ► Sales of new homes rose 5.2% ► Borrow on your land to invest in ethanol! ► DeKalb County offers insight on this market ► Assessors struggle with tax rate on "waste" land ► Mary Long joins Martin, Goodrich & Waddell staff ► Why we've seen five dramatic years of Upheaval in Illinois Famland Values ◄Feature ► A civil engineering handbook... ► Iowa's famland appreciation rate slows.. ► Food commodities remain extremely underpriced... ► A tradition of training leaders: The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation

Winter 2005-2006 Issue
► Migration to the Midwest is accelerating... ► Congress, state legislatures counterattack... ► Environmental and zoning controls on land... ► "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but be of good cheer, the end is not yet" - Matthew 24:6 ► Farmland perspective from a decade of Seasons ◄Feature ► Our feature on energy... ► The Fed isn't done raising interest rates. ► Iowa farmland values rose 10.8%... ► Canada's "embargo"... ► Other reasons farmland offers more security than stocks, bonds and apartments.

Fall 2005 Issue
► Another "fall suprise" ahead in equity markets? ► Still-higher cash rents in 2006, ► Iowa farmland prices rose 12%... ► Please meet Steve Diedrich, who's joining our Farm Management staff ► How the oil crisis is forcing America closer to... Energy independence! ◄Feature ► Basing Midwest ag income on energy, not animal feed, would provide a solid market ◄Feature ► Few farmland brokers expect last year's rate of gain in 2006 ► Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez ► David Yergin, Pulitzer Prize winning analyst ► Minnesota leads the U.S. with biodiesel output ► We warned of faster-rising inflation ► Grassroots rebellion growing against Supreme Court's attack on property rights

Summer 2005 Issue
► Soybean traders and end users are anxious... ► We pause to honor Carl Hertz, ► Huge new demand for corn... ► Our newest staff associate, ► Keeping appraisals current in a fast-changing land market ► Long-term farmland improvements ◄Feature ► Development land demand is fundamental growth, not just a bubble ► The U.S Senate votes 71-26... ► Commodities are getting renewed attention... ► U.S. ag products could gain more markets in China... ► Are we headed into another inflationary surge like the one that hit us in the 1970s?

Spring 2005 Issue
► Brazil's legislature legalizes GMO soybean production... ► Drought keeps cutting.. ► Big Illinois equipment firms... ► The University of Illinois has begun switching... ► Booming market for organic feed pushes corn to $5 per bushel, beans to $14 ► Illinois farmland values leap 20% ◄Feature ► Our Feature Farm: 120 acres with excellent development potential, Class A soils ► DeKalb County land use plan... ► Record-high oil prices... ► Older oil prospects on land in the Midwest... ► We see no immediate reversal of the strong urban real estate market in our region

Winter 2004-2005 Issue
► Illinois farmland values climbed 10% in the first 6 months of 2004... ► 2004 cash farm income will set a new record.... ► Iowa farmland values rose 15.6% in the past 12 months... ► Foreign capital inflows.... ► Why "due diligence" by a licensed real estate broker is critical for your transaction ► America's Next Economic Renewal ◄Feature ► Oregon votes to restrain land-regulation "takings" ► Finally, economists at the Bank Credit Analyst get anxious... ► Most of the bearish "hard money" analysts... ► Crude oil above $40 per barrel... ► How the "Millennial Genteration" could renew the American countryside...and America

Fall 2004 Issue
► Illinois Cropland values rose 8%. ► Many Land Market Watchers Are Cautious. ► Meanwhile, U.S. construction spending hit a record.. ► The Commodity Research Bureau Index trend is up.. ► Our entire team adds value to the appraisal services you recieve from us. ► For the next generation: Land investment strategies to grow your family's wealth ◄Feature ► Opposition mounts.. ► The BIG crop.. ► Brazilian soybean rust.. ► Can a city condemn your land? ► If your land is in the "path of pregress", here's a source of help for your family.

Summer 2004 Issue
► "Remewed beef exports to Japan.." ► "The bull market in grains wasn't killed..." ► "The U.S. corn stocks-to-use ratio..." ► "Strong pork exports..." ► If you'd like to enjoy the benefits of "early retirement" from farming, we can help ► Commodity markets heat up as world demand grows ◄Feature ► Duane Suits joins Martin, Goodrich & Waddell as appraiser and consultant ◄Feature ► Our Feature Farm ► Farmettes For Sale at Martin, Goodrich & Waddell ► "Iowa land sale prices climbed 6.4%..." ► "South Dakota cropland and rangeland has doubled in value..." ► "A new Illinois Supreme Court verdict..." ► "As long as interest rates rise slowly,..." ► Our flag is flying high again, and a fresh inspiration is lifting the spirits of Americans!

Spring 2004 Issue
► "Two surveys show Iowa farmland prices rising at about a 10% annual rate." ► "Shifting ag supports more toward rural environmental aid...." ► "Restoring normal beef imports from Canada...." ► "Southeastern hog and poultry producers..." ► "Farm managers and rural appraisers confirm uptrend in land values and rents" ► "The Changing Face of Illinois Farming" ◄Feature ► "Our feature farm: Olde Green Hill Farm in Boone County, 4.5 mi. NW of Genoa" ► "Energy costs for farmers will climb about 30% this season." ► "American dependence on foreign oil keeps rising...." ► "The real story in Iraq is their rapid economic recovery".... ► "Financial markets absorbed news..." ► This surge in commodity prices could signal an "upshift" into a long-term higher plateau

Winter 2003 - 2004 Issue
► "Iowa farmland values gained 9.2% in 2003..." ► "China's trade delegation to the U.S. ..." ► "European Union's ag officials 'release' more acres ...." ► If the farmland "opportunity of a lifetime" pops up, would you be ready for it? ► Finally! Midwest farmers see booming U.S. ag exports to... China. ◄Feature ► Our feature: 98 acres for development ► Kristen Waddell honored ► "May you succeed even more in 2004!" ► "Nations around the world continue to pump up their money supplies..." ► "Mad Cow panic..." ► Which investment is soundest for turbulent times....Farmland or Gold?

Fall 2003 Issue
► Anhydrous Ammonia is about $100 per ton higher ► Record-high cattle prices ► Brazil will probably raise more than 2 bil. bu. of soybeans ► Here's a practical approach to balancing the risks on rented farmland ► Perspective on the new highs in northern Illinois farmland sale prices ► Encouraging insights from ... Property Rights Champions ◄Feature ► "Hillary will return to the White House as President..." ► U.S. ag trade negotiators ► Farmland and gold ► Brazil OKs GMO beans ► More Americans owning farmland for long-term financial security, not current income

Summer 2003 Issue
► U.S. advice to Iraq: Put farmland back into private hands. ► Disaster payment will start hitting farmers' mailboxers ► The Fed's move to drop the federal funds rate a quarter-point ► Ethanol output set new records this spring ► More than ever, an appraisal is essential to keep up with land market values ► What farmland won’t do for your investment portfolio ► How Urban Dollars are bidding up North Central Illinois farmland values ◄Feature ► Permanent repeal of the estate tax remains elusive ► One landowner delays capital gain taxes on farmland ► Banning all use of meat and bone meal ► How our website can help keep you current on farmland opportunities

Spring 2003 Issue
► Brazil is Facing a Battle Against Soybean Rust ► Helping landowners and operators benefit fully from the new farm program ► No Backing Away From Corn ► Challenges Confronting America - Part II ◄Feature ► The New Conservation Security Reserve Program ► Some Reasons For Strong Farmland Values Now ► Strength in Illinois Farmland Values ► Food Aid to Iraq ► Conflict over GMO Crops ► Demand for recreational and "preservation" land keeps surging across the country

Winter 2002 - 2003 Issue
► Porter Martin and Jack Goodrich announce new corporate name ► Average farmland values up .2% during year ending Nov. 1, 2002 ► Global III Intermodal Facility in Rochelle nearing completion ► Challenges Facing America - Part I ◄Feature ► Farmland keeps gaining investment favor - and stronger values ► You can affect rules of the new Conservation Security ► Livestock producers are good neighbors in DeKalb County ► Brazil's New President Plans to Expand Soy Acreage ► Long-term farmland ownership strategy offers staying power through the tough times

Fall 2002 Issue
► How investing in Illinois farmland has outperformed the Dow ► What’s the highest priority for your family’s investment in farmland? ► Governments Injects $1.3 bil. into farmland market ► 40-year interest rate lows should persist for several months ► U.S. Dollar's Long-Term Strength May Come Under Pressure ► Energy Bill Would Reduce Gasoline Costs ► Congress will pass ag disaster bill ► California Needs Rain and Snow ► Farm-state races could decide who controls the Senate ► Jeff Waddell becomes full partner in Martin, Goodrich & Associates ► Recent farmland sales show strong demand from exchange, recreation buyers ► A Day In The Life of Dekalb County - Page III (96k image file) ◄Feature ► A Day In The Life of Dekalb County - Page I (96k image file) ◄Feature ► A Day In The Life of Dekalb County - Page II (96k image file) ◄Feature ► A Day In The Life of Dekalb County - Page IIII (96k image file) ◄Feature

Summer 2002 Issue
► Heres help in coping with those Farm-Bill critics ► Same-farm sale registers 22% gain in 17 months ► Value of Good Farmland in Northwest Illinois rose 7%... ► The new Farm Bill... What's in it for you? ◄Feature ► Another subtle influence which shores up Illinois farmland values ► Few signs of debt stress in housing market ► "It has been a generation . . . ► GOP lawmakers say they'll try again ► Russia’s legislators are close to passing a truly effective law ► Illinois downpours

Spring 2002 Issue
► If a highway or pipeline slashes your land, this approach could help ► Sen. Roberts’ $7.3 bil. “backupâ€� farm bill ► Conservation lost a few billion dollars ► Illinois farmland cash rental return on investment ► What's keeping farmland prices so strong? ◄Feature ► Martin, Goodrich staff brings ag story to class ► 14 inspiring success stories on the land! ► Cash rents remain fairly steady ► In Northeast Illinois ► "Stable to strong" ► Why all Americans benefit from farm programs

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