Blogs by Peoples Company

Results: Iowa Land Auctions – February 2016

 March 16, 2016
 Land Values 

Here are the results for Iowa land auctions in January 2016. Contact the Peoples Company Appraisal team if you would like additional information on these transactions. To be added to our “Auction Results†email list, please contact Brad Hayes at Bradley@PeoplesCompany.com.
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Land Investment Monthly – March 2016

 March 15, 2016
 Real Estate 

The Land Investment Monthly is a round-up of articles and headlines published by the farm press, business media and financial publications with insights into buying, selling or investing in farmland, recreational ground or development ground.
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Deadline: Crop Insurance Changes Due by March 15, 2016

 March 14, 2016
 Crop Insurance 

If you have any changes you want to make to your policy type, price election, trend adjustment, or the level of coverage that you have those changes are due by Tuesday, March 15, 2016.Â
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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – February 26-March 3, 2016

 March 9, 2016
 Land Values 

Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa picked up from last week. There is still a very limited amount of land offered at auction. There were a total of 1,693 acres offered at auction. Of those acres, there were 1,346 tillable acres. I would describe last week’s auctions results as “stable."Â
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The Perfected Landlord Lien: What to Do if Your Tenant Farm Operator Hasn’t Paid Rent

 March 8, 2016
 Land Values 

Landowners: familiarize yourself with the landlord lien. Iowa Code reads that the lien entitles landlords ownership of all farm products produced on a leased property for the rental amount. That said, this lien holds less value to a landowner in the instance the tenant is unable to fulfill payment obligations.
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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – February 19-25, 2016

 March 3, 2016
 Land Values 

Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa went down a little last week. There is still a very limited amount of land offered at auction. There were a total of 1,062 acres offered at auction. Of those acres, there were 774 tillable acres. I would describe last week’s auctions results as “stable."
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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – February 12-18, 2016

 February 25, 2016
 Land Values 

Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa picked up a little last week. There is still a very limited amount of land offered at auction. Last week, there were a total of 1,372 acres offered at auction. Of those acres, 1,041 were tillable acres. I would describe last week’s auctions results as "stable."Â
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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction prices – February 5-11, 2016

 February 18, 2016
 Land Values 

More acres ​were ​offered at public auction this past week than ​two weeks ago, but the ​activity is still very limited​. There were a total of 728 acres offered last week at auction. Of those acres, 643 ​were ​tillable​. ​I would describe last week’s auction results as “stable​."​Â
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Results: Iowa Land Auctions - January 2016

 February 11, 2016
 Land Values 

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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – January 29-February 4, 2016

 February 11, 2016
 Land Values 

Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa had considerably fewer acres offered at public auction this past week. There were a total of 479 gross acres offered at auction and, of those acres, there were 390 acres that were tillable.
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