Matt Adams named Broker of the Year in the Auction Land Sales category; Adam Crist named Regional Broker of the Year in the Ag Land Sales Crops category; Four Peoples Company team members named Top 20 National Producers

Peoples Company, a national leader in land brokerage, agricultural appraisal, land and energy management, crop insurance, and capital markets, received top land auction honors at the REALTORS® Land Institute’s APEX Award ceremony in Lousiville, Kentucky on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The 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.

Peoples Company Land Agent, Matt Adams, was recognized as the APEX 2023 Broker of the Year in the Auction Land Sales category.

Another Peoples Company Land Agent, Adam Crist, was recognized as the APEX 2023 Regional Broker of the Year in the Ag Land Sales Crops category for Region 3 covering Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Regional Broker of the Year award recognizes the top professionals across several land categories in RLI's 10 U.S. regions.

Adams and Crist, along with Peoples Company President Steve Bruere and Land Agent Chase Duesenberg, were also recognized as APEX 2023 Top Twenty National Producers. This award recognizes the top 20 highest-producing agents in the country based on qualifying production volume. With four team members in the top 20, Peoples Company out-paced competing firms, further cementing its status as the national leader in land sales.

“Peoples Company is honored to receive distinguished recognition from the REALTORS® Land Institute’s APEX Awards, held in conjunction with The Land Report. Yet again, Peoples Company’s team rose to the challenge, led the industry, and delivered exceptional results for our clients,” said Peoples Company President Steve Bruere. “Our entire team deserves credit for the recognition as they put in countless hours developing marketing materials, engaging with potential bidders and buyers, and preparing for sales.”

21 Peoples Company professionals were recognized as members of the APEX Producer’s Club, which recognizes those with at least $5 million in qualifying dollar volume closed land sales. The honorees in this category include: Matt Adams, Doug Bear, Daran Becker, Lindsey Brown, Steve Bruere, Curtis Buono, Adam Crist, Adam Curran, Chase Duesenberg, Kenny Herring, Joel King, Alan McNeil, Jesse Meyer, Doran "Jeff" Post, John Reburn, Jake Sickels, Nicholas Z. Smith, Travis Smock, Chase Steggall, Doug Yegge, and Andrew Zellmer.