Information about new seed varieties will be among the topics.

The facility will help meet the needs of the seed industry.

Farmland values across the state are up a modest 1.74% while cropland cash rents are up 0.77%.

The 1 percent decline continues a slow downward trend for land values statewide that first was seen in the 2015 report and continued through 2017.

Strong yields in 2016 provided a temporary relief to the downward pressure on land values and rents.

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.

In 2020, the state average cropland value is $2,063 per acre.

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.