Of immeasurable value to lenders, agricultural economists, and a host of agribusinesses this unique volume brings together leading farmland authorities in the United States and Canada to examine the economic determinants of land value and the consequences of change in land values.

As the most basic factor of production in the agricultural enterprise, farmland dominates the agricultural balance sheet, accounting for an average of 70% of all agricultural assets. The authors of this timely book provide expert analysis and review of this subject.

Charles Moss is Professor, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, and co-editor of the Journal of Agricultural & Applied Economics 1999-2001.

Andrew Schmitz is the Ben Hill Griffin Eminent Scholar and Professor, Food & Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville.