around $2000 an acre as long as it doesn't have water on it. If there is a creek, river, lake it goes up very fast.

I want enough land where I can shoot / set up a dirt backstop and run a fun little courses with steel plate.

tired of shooting paper. I want to do IDPA or something similar this year after I get my CCW

With or without hemp?

NE Iowa has some of the best soil on the planet, FWIW.

I guess $45K for 10 acres, a nice redone 3 bedroom house, barn, 2 wells, silo, all fenced with 5 strand barb wire isn't a bad deal.

For the OP, if it is tillable, 1500-2000 dryland. I have no idea what irrigated will go for. If not tillable, proximity to town, roads, water availability will determine the price.

This. Times 1 billion. Homesteads are a pain in the mother****ing ass. Not only does it FUBAR your square field, but you also have to deal with the neighbors that probably don't know a goddamn thing about Ag. So they'll freak the **** out and threaten to sue if you ding their tomatoes with a little sniff of 2-4D. Get all pissed off if you harvest and blow dust in their yard. And my god, if you stockpile manure within 200 miles of their house, watch the **** out.

It's not just the soil. It is the climate and rainfall pattern.

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What about Sioux Center (where I got to spend the holidays with the wife's family)?

I've got to think the Dutchmen up there aren't willing to sell knowing prices will go up. Well, that, and the ground usually stays in the family.

East of there, around Spencer I know of 40 acres that just sold for $16k/acre.

Bob Dole shopped for about 4 years. Most everything was $2500-$3500/acre, with all the pine already cut and sold and no mineral rights. Ended up finding 16 acres of sandy loam, with decent hardwood and the pine culled probably 8 years ago for $1800 an acre. 8 miles from Linden,Tx, 3/4 mile from the volunteer FD, and 35 minutes from the j.o.b.. Probably spent 140 hours or so on the property since 11/1, and have seen one vehicle drive past--a sheriff.

Peaceful little slice of ahhhh.

Now I know why all you damn Iowa ****ers come down here and buy land. :)

Last I looked into it, (5 years or so) crappy locations where bringing 5-10k, and on highway locations where bringing in closer to 15k per. I didnt look into areas that I knew where premium, so I cant say what they where bringing, but something outrageous im sure. This is in central MO area.

I would love to find something like this. I don't mind driving a bit, but an hour one way is too much IMO.

Bob Dole lives in the middle of town now, and the drive runs between 18-25 minutes one way. Traffic, lights, and annoying idiots. 10-15 extra minutes every morning and evening to have some peace and quiet is a bargain.

If you want farm land you can still homestead in a few states if you build a house..