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Monday November 14, 2011

Farmland Is Real Estate's Big Bright Spot

Farm equipment and grain silos are silhouetted against a setting sun near Farmingdale, Ill. Seth Perlman/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Farmland Is Real Estate's Big Bright Spot

November 14, 2011 • As demand for offices and other developments has weakened, rising commodity prices have made farmland more valuable — turning some sites that were planned for buildings back into fields for crops.

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