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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
one of the effects of near zero short-term interest rates, coupled with surging commodity prices, is that operators and investors in the Midwest are buying up farmland, and they are, bidding up the price
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Discussing the impact of low interest rates and high commodity prices on farmland prices.

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