The National Land Podcast

Tariffs are a huge topic in the news cycle right now. If you own farmland, this topic is especially important. Today, we will discuss this topic and much more with one of the United States' top economic minds. We are once again talking to Jackson Takach, Chief Economist, Vice President of Strategy, Research, & Analytics for Farmer Mac. Those of you listening for the first time, this is an abso...

Maryland's booming Sika deer population is transforming the hunting land market, creating lucrative opportunities for landowners looking to sell. Originally native to East Asia, Sika deer were introduced to Maryland by Clement Henry, and their expanding range has turned once-overlooked properties into highly valuable hunting land. As demand surges, landowners across the state are capitalizing on r...

The Conservation Stewardship Program, otherwise known as CSP, is the largest conservation program in the United States. Enabling agricultural land owners to be reimbursed for activities such as rotational grazing, cover crops, and invasive species mitigation, this program is extremely valuable. Indiana National Land Realty agent, Jacob Jenkins, has spent the past year researching this program in o...

Wild hogs are a problem throughout the United States. For those of us who do not live in an area without these feral animals, it is hard to understand. Wild hogs affect agriculture, breed quickly, and are nearly impossible to eradicate. Today we are talking with land real estate agent Wyatt Brannan, in our Odessa Texas office, to get a grasp of this problem. Wyatt has first-experience with wild ho...

Selling land seems pretty straightforward. It sells itself. However, getting things right before you sell your land may drastically increase the appeal to buyers and may influence the price that buyers are willing to pay. Today, we will discuss this topic with Anders Land, a land real estate agent in South Carolina. Anders, yes you heard that right, his last name is Land, probably the best agent n...

Selling land requires specific knowledge. For each type of land, there are variables to consider as well as different timelines. Selling agricultural land requires due diligence, research, and planning. Today we are talking to a land real estate agent with plenty of experience selling farmland and running ag operations. Shannon Schlachter was born and raised around agriculture and currently runs a...

We’ve had a lot of conversations in the past few weeks about land sales in 2025. Today, we continue that conversation with the CEO of National Land Realty, Ronnie Richardson. Ronnie is one of the top minds in the land industry and carries with him a wealth of knowledge on land trends and the strategy of buying and selling land. Today we talk about our thoughts on what will happen in land real esta...

Want to stay ahead of the curve in the land market? Today we are talking with Andrew Hotchkiss IV, Western Regional Director at CREXI. CREXI is one of the leading search engines for land sales and acquisition. The platform has historically specialized in commercial real estate, but a few short years ago they started putting a heavy focus on rural land. They now find themselves as one of the frontr...

Welcome to another episode of the National Land Podcast! Today, we’re excited to sit down with Ben Maddox, Vice President of Business Development at Acres.com. Ben is here to share insights into Acres.com’s innovative platform and how it’s transforming land transactions. We’ll dive into how the platform works, its unique tools, and how it’s simplifying the land-buying process. Plus, we’ll look ahe...

We are back! This is the National Land Podcast and this is our first episode of 2025.  At the end of 2024, National Land Realty collected some of our top agents and brokers to meet and discuss their perspectives on land throughout the United States. This information is valuable whether you are looking for land for sale or to sell your land. Each area of the United States has unique land, unique pr...

What's in store for land values and agriculture in 2025? Today is our quarterly conversation with Jackson Takach, Chief Economist and Vice President of Strategy, Research, and Analytics at Farmer Mac. For those who are unfamiliar with Farmer Mac, they are the secondary market for agricultural loans in the United States. Today, we discuss 2025 land markets, what a new presidential administration mi...

Looking for the highest and best use of your land? Have you considered building an RV Resort? We talk a lot on this podcast about selling land, farms, ranches, and improvements for hunting land. This topic gets overlooked, and as we are about to find out, an RV Resort could be a very good option for landowners. Hillary Engler is the owner of Paradise Found RV Resort, in Theodore, Alabama. I’ve kno...

Working in the outdoors is a prospect that is appealing to many, especially those who listen to podcasts like this one. Today we are talking about a professional vocation that lives, breathes, and works in the outdoors; park rangers. Shawn Llewellyn is a park ranger at Paris Mountain State Park in South Carolina. To be a park ranger, there are a lot of concessions to make, but for those who have a...

Craig Poppinga is a part of the BuckVentures Pro Staff out of Missouri. This year National Land Realty offered the BuckVentures pro staff a chance to win a Colorado Pronghorn hunt by submitting to a photo contest on Facebook and Craig came out as the winner. This is not the end of the story. It gets much better. Check out BuckVentures Buy, Sell, Lease, or Auction Land

Dillon Smith is a land real estate agent out of Crescent, Oklahoma. We talked with Dillon about selling land 1 year ago. At the time, Dillon was a brand new agent. 1 year ago, we were laughing about how Dillon had acquired his first sales through other agents in the company and was scrapping his way to learn the ropes. In a short time, Dillon has cracked well inside our top 100 agents and is curre...

If you are going to sell your land or have plans to sell your land, listen to this podcast first. We are here today with West Texas land real estate broker, Wayne Dunson, and we are discussing what might be the single most important part of selling any land. There are countless strategies out there discussed by real estate professionals, but pricing will make or break your sale.  Contact Wayne Dun...

Kentucky Land Professional Grace Jenkins holds bachelor's degrees in agricultural economics and business administration. She also happens to be the third generation of Jenkins Performance Horses, an award-winning, family-owned outfit of quarterhorse breeding, training, competition & selling of AQHA-registered horses. Today, we talk with Grace about her family business and Kentucky land sales....

Hunting season is here, which makes it a great time to review firearms safety. Today, we are talking with Nebraska agent, Jim Fleissner, and Nebraska Television Host, Author, and Marketing and Communications Specialist for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Greg Wagner. Every hunter should brush up on firearms safety, especially if you have a few years under your belt. Nebraska Game & Parks C...

Have you considered remodeling a historic home? You might drive by one on a regular basis and think how cool it would be to bring a historic home back to life. Most of us have thought about it at one time or another, but there are a few people out there who leap when others do not. Woodland Plantation is located in Union County, South Carolina and this is a story of a family creating something tru...

Looking for unique ways to make income off of your land? Look no further than today’s episode. Denver Downs is located in Anderson, South Carolina and has been owned by the same family since 1869. As with any piece of land owned by the same family for decades, this land has seen many changes. The Garrison family has adapted with the economics of the region and Denver Downs is now an agricultural t...

How will interest rate drops affect land sales? Today is our quarterly economic update, covering interest rate impact on agriculture, land for sale, and new announcements from the USDA. Jackson Takach is the Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Research, and Analytics for Farmer Mac, the secondary market for agricultural loans. He is here to help us make sense of our current economic environment....

Today we are talking to members of W.I.L.L., which stands for Women in Land Leadership. Let’s face it, when we are talking about agricultural land, hunting land, or timber investments the proportion of male to female will be skewed. This is an area of real estate that a lot of female agents have not considered and they should. Terri Jensen, Beth McLellan, and Claire Dee have a wide range of experi...

Artificial Intelligence has ruled the headlines over the past year. Opinions on artificial intelligence have ranged from apocalyptic to useless. Today we are discussing the intersection of artificial intelligence and real estate with Washington-based land real estate agent, Ernest Peralta. Using AI to help evaluate properties, assessing overhead costs, streamlining processes, and what the future h...

Conservation is a word that can have heavy political undertones and in some parts of the United States, it is a four-letter word. Often, conservation is pitted against landowners and agriculture as an either/or situation, and it shouldn’t be. Today, we are talking to Lesli Allison, CEO of the Western Landowners Alliance, an organization determined to change the relationship between landowners and...

How do turkeys know when mating season starts? If you know the answer to that question, please don’t spoil it for the rest of the listeners. Turkeys, like deer, elk, and most other wildlife have a defined mating season at the same time each year. Actually, the only animals I could find that don’t have a mating season are the Golden Spiny Mouse, the Tree Kangaroo, the Musk Shrew, the Long-Thumbed F...