Stakeholders in agricultural land markets can have a legitimate interest in the impact of policy
changes on land prices. Agricultural economists may be asked to answer questions regarding the
potential impacts of suggested policy changes on land price, ex ante. This paper addresses the
question of what agricultural economists can answer, given enquiries into such matters. Based on
a comparison of methodologies used the paper concludes, that even though methods in the field
are advanced they tend to focus on either a cash flow dimension or a quality dimension of land
price, while the questions that stakeholders need answered require both.