Josh Cook of Yuba City is a realtor with Stromer Realty that is selling this 40-acre walnut orchard Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 near Biggs. Cook said one of the reasons the property is for sale is because of the increased value of the land.
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Farmland values go nuts.
Ed Sills of Pleasant Grove Farms in Sutter County said he scoffed when experts spoke decades ago about premium prices for land when limited farmland met a growing global demand for food.
"Maybe we're at that point," he said.
Lyndol Swartz, who grows almonds on the north side of th.
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