Monthly Archives: November 2025

The cost of regulatory compliance in Oregon agriculture

This week, colleagues Ashley Thompson (OSU-MCAREC), Mike McCullough (Cal Poly Agribusiness), and I published an article through OSU Extension on the regulatory costs faced by Oregon tree fruit growers.  In this project, we carried out in-depth interviews with pear and … Continue reading

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Comparing the latest USDA land value estimates with observed land prices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its 2025 state-level data on farmland values. These estimates come from a survey in which producers are asked to report how much their land would sell for in a market transaction. As … Continue reading

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