Re: Value increasing

Hmmm ....
I haven't read the whole thread, but let me add my $0.02 to it as I have similar experience.
If a cow is killed the value owed depends on for what the cow was used.
If it is a milk cow, you have to include the value of the future milk production as well as the calves that the milk cow will produce over its remaining life if it had not been killed.
If it was a steer, all you owe is the slaughter value.
If it was a bull, you have to include future stud fees.
Although some people will insist that only replacement value be paid.
Similar experiences exist for temporary ROW aquisition through cropland. Some farmers would insist that their corn field would produce three times the county average.
It's the deep pockets thing.....