Blogs by Peter Isaacson, AFM, AAC

Flex Leases for Farmland: Taking the Guesswork Out of Farmland Leasing

 October 24, 2024
 Land Management 

Leasing farmland is easy, but it’s not simple. Unlike commercial or residential real estate, farmland is renowned for its nearly 100% occupancy rate. If a farmer retires, there is often a line of people eager to assume the farm lease on that property. Finding someone to farm your land – that’s the easy part.

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Uncovering Opportunities and Maximizing Returns on Managed Farms

 May 21, 2024
 Land Management 

When assessing new management farms, Peoples Company Land Managers seek to build farm-specific action plans to address each landowner’s goals, increasing long-term appreciation and maximizing annual cash yield.

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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

 December 21, 2023
 Land Management 

You don’t have to look far to find headlines highlighting the high entry costs of farming. For each of those headlines, another one can be found pointing to the issues of the aging American farmer and a “sidelined” next generation waiting for their opportunity to step in. A 65-year-old farmer has faced a lot of challenges in their lifetime from weather volatility and the 1980s farm crisis to the more recently rising cost of capital. There’s no question that they have earned their spot at the head of the operation.

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Despite Higher Production Costs, Custom Farming Maintains a Competitive Advantage

 October 27, 2022
 Land Management 

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Farmland Leasing: Termination Deadlines by State

 August 19, 2022
 Land Management 

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Land Manager Earns Highest Professional Status

 June 15, 2022
 Land Management 

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The Organic Gambit: A Strategic Approach

 May 13, 2022
 Land Management 

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Paying the Piper: 2021 vs 2022 Farm Expense

 February 1, 2022
 News & Events 

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Landowner Farm Leasing Considerations

 August 30, 2021
 Land Management 

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Farmland Leasing: Termination Deadlines by State

 June 17, 2021
 Land Management 

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