Buyers and renters should not be blinded by the many positives and ignore potential negative outcomes that could occur.

The prevailing theme fueling land markets since 2007 has been profitable crop production and low interest rates.

North Dakota is the only state among the largest oil-producing states to have increased capacity from 2000 to 2010.

As the dependency ratio increases, so does potential for concern among communities faced with an older, nonworking population.

""The leveling of family living expenditures makes sense,” says Andy Swenson, NDSU farm management specialist.

Average farm family living expenditures reported by the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program have increased from $34,889 in 1999 to $57,404 ...

The largest expenditure since 2001 has been for medical care and health insurance.

During the past 10 years, average farm family living expenses reported by the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program have increased from ...

After adjusting for inflation, North Dakota’s real-dollar GDP grew 4 percent from 2008 to 2009.