Industry Recognition

The distinguished RLI APEX Awards, held in conjunction with The Land Report, is a top annual awards program designed to recognize excellence and performance of land sale professionals.
2024 Broker of the Year, Auction Land Sales: Matt Adams
2024 Region 3 Broker of the Year, Ag Land Sales Crops and Auction Land Sales: Adam Crist
2024 Region 7 Broker of the Year, Agribusiness Land Sales: Andrew Zellmer
2024 Region 9 Broker of the Year, Ag Land Sales Crops: George Baird
2024 Top 20 National Producers: Matt Adams, Steve Bruere, Adam Crist
2024 Producers Club: Matt Adams, George Baird, Doug Bear, Daran Becker, Bryan Bergdale, Brandon Bergquist, Lindsey Brown, Ray Brownfield, Steve Bruere, Adam Crist, Adam Curran, Chase Duesenberg, Kenny Herring, Matt Hoenig, Kolt Kiburz, Joel King, Eric Lonnevik, Alan McNeil, Jesse Meyer, Dillon Muth, John Reburn, Jake Sickels, Riley Sieren, Nicholas Z. Smith, Travis Smock, Doug Yegge, and Andrew Zellmer

Peoples Company has won the coveted Campaign of the Year Award from the National Auction Association Marketing Competition, presented by Blue River Digital. The award was given for Peoples Company's work on the C&W Farm Auction, a portfolio comprised of 6,693 acres m/l in Wichita County, Kansas. Entries to the marketing competition come from across the country and are judged by a panel of marketing professionals according to standards of excellence. This is the fifth time in recent years that Peoples Company has earned the prestigious award.

Kyle Walker, Director of Land Management at Peoples Company, was named the 2021 Professional Farm Manager of the Year. The award, co-sponsored by Syngenta, Farm Journal’s The Scoop magazine, and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), recognizes farm managers who display excellence in client service and a commitment to agriculture. Walker earned the award because of his ability to work well with clients of all agricultural backgrounds, his pioneering of many conservation efforts, and his passion for improving his clients’ farm operations.

Since 2011, Peoples Company has been recognized as one of America’s Best Brokerages by The Land Report, an industry-leading publication targeted toward the American landowner. The magazine's annual survey of U.S. land brokerages is based on the total value of self-reported domestic land sales through traditional brokerage from the year prior.

For the past several years, Peoples Company has been named a Top Auction House by The Land Report magazine. This annual survey is a ranking of U.S. auction houses based on the total value of self-reported domestic land sales by auction the year prior. Auctions considered for ranking purposes excluded commercial, industrial, and residential properties.

Peoples Company is proud to have been named a Top Workplace for eight years in a row by the Des Moines Register! Top Workplace is based on employee feedback results and is the nation's leading employer recognition program. Ranking as high as #6 out of 75 small businesses, Peoples Company believes creating a top workplace isn't just about offering great benefits, it's about creating a culture of collaboration and putting employees first.

Peoples Company has made the Inc. 5000 list several times in recent years. The Inc. Magazine list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies and represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses.