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Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey

Man in crop fieldIowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey 

A Study of Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure is conducted every 5 years for the Iowa Legislature.

The Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey has been conducted by Iowa State University over the past 60 years. The study is now conducted every 5 years, using an area sample designed to identify characteristics of Iowa farmland owners as well as changes in the size of agricultural land holdings, land use, and types of ownership.

 

 

 

 

Primary Investigator(s): Wendong Zhang, Assistant Professor of Economics - ISU
Project Partners/Funders: ISU College of Agriculture
SRS Project Manager: Allison Anderson
Project Website: https://www.card.iastate.edu/products/publications/synopsis/?p=1275
Modes: Phone surveys