
From Touchdowns to Turf: How Agriculture Shapes Every Aspect of the Super Bowl Experience
A little football game called the Super Bowl was played for the 58th time this month. If it weren’t for farmers and ranchers, millions of people would have to find another way to spend their Sunday evening. How does agriculture impact the Super Bowl? Money

GF&A Celebrates 40 Years
This year Gene Francis & Associates is celebrating 40 years as real estate brokers and auctioneers. Since 1984 we have been connecting buyers and sellers. It is with a huge amount of gratitude to all of you that we keep up our high standards in

Navigating the Farmland Market: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
For the first time since 2001, interest rates are rising faster than farmland values, creating a potential obstacle to land purchasers, said the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. With interest costs now above average land value appreciation, farm operating profits will determine the magnitude of

GF&A Provides Land Value Assessments
While price increases for US farmland were still observed in 2023, signs indicate the market is starting to cool. Statewide farmland prices in Kansas continued to escalate in the first half of 2023. The continued growth in prices was supported by a number of factors,

Farm & Home Realty LLC of Cheney Merges with GF&A
We are excited to announce that Farm & Home Realty LLC of Cheney, KS, has officially joined forces with Gene Francis & Associates. With this merger a long-time competitive business friendship is now one entity. The merged companies will continue bringing decades of experience and

The Other A.I. in Farming
Mention AI to any seasoned cattle breeder or livestock farmer, and they will likely reminisce about the remarkable benefits of artificial insemination. Bloodlines, donor sperm quality, and the importance of genetic diversity are topics they can discuss until the cows come home—literally. However, in recent
