The Land Use Survey Office at Kansas State University is asking farmers to complete its 2026 Kansas Input Costs Survey. The survey is collecting information on input costs in 2025-26 for Kansas agricultural production, including average costs for fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide and seed.
The survey is voluntary, anonymous and confidential. The results will be used to provide reliable, accurate information to help the Kansas agricultural industry make better decisions, according to the office. It can be found at tinyurl.com/input26 and will be open until May 31.
Land sales across the state for the first quarter showed higher interest in the northeast portion of the state. Here is a list of recent sales:
Doniphan County. About 75 acres of cropland, southwest of Highland, Kan., sold at auction March 26 for $11,906 per acre. The seller was Inland Business Form PSP. Midwest Land & Home, Washington, Kan., handled the sale.
Norton and Decatur counties. About 1,760 acres of dryland between Norcatur and Oberlin, Kan., sold in eight tracts at auction March 20. All the tracts were open and ready for the 2026 season, except for Tract 2. All tracts had wheat and corn base acres, and included mineral rights. Tract 1 was 160 acres and sold for $2,500 per acre. Tract 2 was 320 acres and also sold for $2,500 per acre. Tracts 3 and 4 were each 160 acres and sold for $2,700 per acre. Tract 5 was 160 acres and sold for $2,500 per acre. Tract 6 was 320 acres and sold for $1,800 per acre. Tract 7 also was 320 acres and sold for $2,300 per acre. Tract 8 was 160 acres and sold for $2,900 per acre. The seller was LF Inc. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc., Colby, Kan., handled the sale.
Marshall County. About 67 acres of mixed cropland and hunting acres near Home, Kan., sold at auction March 12 for $5,375 per acre. The seller was Jeremiah Schwarz. Midwest Land & Home handled the sale.
Thomas County. An open quarter of dryland north of Oakley, Kan., sold at auction March 6 for $3,300 per acre. The land had easy access to U.S. Highway 83 and I-70, and included all mineral rights. The seller was Thomas Huelsman. Farm & Ranch Realty handled the sale.
Cloud County. About 417 acres of dryland and recreational land near Ames, Kan., sold at auction Feb. 20 for $6,253 per acre. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Wallace County. A 160-acre tract of dryland near Sharon Springs., Kan., sold at auction Feb. 19 for $2,071 per acre. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Marion County. About 154 acres of dryland and pasture, northwest of Hillsboro, Kan., sold at auction Feb. 1 for $3,311 per acre. The offering also included a 40-foot-by-60-foot steel building. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
In a separate auction, two adjacent tracts of dryland and grassland totaling 195 acres, south of Goessel, Kan., sold at auction, with the sale finalized Jan. 30. The offering included some older farm utility buildings. It sold for $5,937 per acre. The seller was the Vernon Dyck Trust. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Norton and Graham counties. About 700 acres of farmland near Edmond, Kan., sold at auction Jan. 6. Tract 1 was 154 acres of dryland that sold for $2,600 per acre. Tract 2 was 80 acres of dryland with some recreational acreage that sold for $2,250 per acre. Tract 3 was 153 acres of terraced dryland that sold for $2,350 per acre. Tract 4 was 156 acres of dryland that sold for $2,600 per acre. Tract 5 was 159 acres of dryland and some recreational acreage that sold for $2,150 per acre. The seller was R&T Investments. AgWest Land Brokers LLC, Holdrege, Neb., handled the sale.
Baca County, Colo. On March 12, 1,290 acres of irrigated, dryland and Conservation Reserve Program land near Springfield and Walsh, Colo., sold at auction. Tract 1 was 243 acres of dryland, 242 acres of irrigated land and 146 acres of CRP land, and included two irrigation wells and an 18-tower Zimmatic sprinkler. It sold for $1,350 per acre. Tract 2 was 330 acres of irrigated and CRP ground, with a seven-tower Zimmatic sprinkler and two irrigation wells. It sold for $1,450 per acre. Tract 3 was 325 acres of CRP land with a contract through 2028, and it sold for $800 per acre. The sellers were Charles, Patrick and Kelly Hume. Farm & Ranch Realty handled the sale.
Editor’s note: To include a land auction in this monthly report, please email jennifer.latzke@farmprogress.com, or call 620-253-5497.