Name
Michigan Farmland Outlook, and Specialty Crop Cost of Production Update
Date & Time
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Description

This session will provide information on both land economics and applied enterprise budgets. First, we will present recently released user-friendly cost of production spreadsheets, demonstrating how they can be used to analyze your farm-level data. Next, economist Tol Tolhurst from the MSU AFRE department (Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics) will explain agricultural land price trends, and the likely effects from data center and solar array development. --  Bring your questions for Q & A time after the presentations.

*  User-Friendly Cost of Production Spreadsheets for Apple, Blueberry, and Peach
8:30am - 9:00am
Chris Bardenhagen - Michigan State University

*  Michigan Farmland Outlook: Do Data Centers and Solar Move Land Values?
9:00am - 9:30am
Tor Tolhurst - Michigan State University

Location Name
Grand Gallery AB
Track
Farm Business, Fruit
Speakers
Chris Bardenhagen - Michigan State University
Tor Tolhurst - Michigan State University
Moderator First Name
Chris
Moderator Last Name
Bardenhagen