New Data Details Kern's Declining Farmland Values

New data details Kern's declining farmland values

Kern County farmland values continued to sag last year — slower than in 2024 in some categories and faster in others — according to new data supporting farmers’ concerns about scarce irrigation water, elevated costs and weak prices for certain…

Water continued to be a dominant factor in Kern County ag land values in 2025

Reliable access to water remained a dominant factor in agricultural land valleys in Kern County over 2025, according to data compiled by brokerage and appraisal company Alliance Ag. Sales data from the past 21 years clearly show a “SGMA effect” that has driven prices down overall since the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was passed in 2014. The good news is that it appears land values dropped less steeply in 2025 and may even have bottome…