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August 20, 2025
Land Auction Results | July 2025
The appraisal team at Peoples Company was able to track 24 tracts or 2,244 acres sold at public auction in Iowa during July 2025. The average dollar per acre was $11,758, the average dollar per tillable acre was $13,739, and the average dollar per CSR2 was $170.
August 19, 2025
Understanding Conservation Easements: Benefits, Programs, and Property Valuation
Learn how conservation easements work, their tax benefits, key USDA programs, and how they impact agricultural property valuations in transitional markets.
August 18, 2025
Peoples Company Acquires Minnesota Farmland Management and Brokerage Firm 1 Stop Realty
Peoples Company, a recognized leader in integrated land management, brokerage, appraisal, and energy solutions with offices across the nation, today announced it has acquired 1 Stop Realty, Inc., a Kasson, Minn.-based farmland brokerage and land management firm.
August 6, 2025
FREE WEBINAR: Big Questions in Land Management | September 2025
Peoples Company Land Management hosted a webinar on Thursday, September 4, 2025, covering topics such as insights on global events and market trends, crop insurance and policy updates for 2026, and seed genetics.
August 6, 2025
WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential (August 2025)
Peoples Company Energy Management hosted a webinar on Thursday, August 28, 2025, with special guest speaker Brad Haight, attorney and Lease Gen founder, to discuss the complexities of valuing farmland with solar and renewable energy projects.
August 6, 2025
Addressing the Challenges of Dislocated Corporate Real Estate
When corporations decide to dispose of real estate outside of core urban markets, they often encounter a unique and complex set of challenges.
July 30, 2025
From Generation to Generation: Why Farm Succession Planning Matters
So far this week, I’ve heard the same expression from two completely unrelated sources: “Old __________ would be rolling over in his grave if he knew his kids were fighting like this!” It’s only Wednesday. There’s a real chance I could hear it again before the week is out.
July 29, 2025
Introduction to Soil Productivity Indexes
Soil productivity indexes are among the most valuable tools for classifying farmland. These indexes offer a consistent way to measure agricultural land. Soil types and characteristics can vary significantly not just from one region to another, but between neighboring properties.
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July 28, 2025
Explained: The $750 Billion LNG Deal That Redefines U.S.-Europe Energy Ties
This week, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping $750 billion energy agreement with the European Union, outlining decades-long purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other U.S. fossil fuel exports.
July 23, 2025
Landowner Insights Webinar | July 2025
In this edition of the Landowner Insights series, Dr. Dave Muth of Peoples Company Capital Markets is joined by Liz Krause, CPA and Senior Manager at MHCS; Paul Neiffer, CPA and primary author of the FarmCPAReport.com blog; and Tyler Bruch, CEO, Founder, and Farmer at Boa Safra Ag, LLC. Together, they discuss the tax benefits of farmland ownership.
July 23, 2025
California Farmland – A Buyer’s Market
For investors with conviction in well-developed agricultural investment strategies, a disciplined approach, and an ability to truly hold for the long-term, the opportunity to assemble a high-quality California farm portfolio of scale has never been better.
July 18, 2025
Peoples Company Launches Farmland Succession Tools for Landowners
As America faces a massive farmland transition, Peoples Company releases a powerful play, video, and guide to help landowners navigate inheritance and preserve their legacy.
July 17, 2025
Specialized Asset Considerations: Fundamental Principles of Agribusiness Valuation
While farmland value is primarily driven by land quality, water rights, and production potential, agribusiness assets are valued based on operational efficiency and EBITDA performance, with technology, processing capacity, and supply chain management playing key roles.
July 10, 2025
From Cornfields to Coastlines: Exploring California & PNW Agriculture
I was raised outside Boulder, Colorado, near the mountains but far removed from large-scale production agriculture. Still, I developed a passion for the agricultural industry early on—riding horses and raising livestock on my family’s small acreage.
July 7, 2025
Land Auction Results | June 2025
The appraisal team at Peoples Company was able to track 62 tracts or 5,934 acres sold at public auction in Iowa during June 2025. The average dollar per acre was $11,129, the average dollar per tillable acre was $13,003, and the average dollar per CSR2 was $159.
July 7, 2025
Iowa Land Values Update | 2025 Quarter 2
Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa. From this data, we calculate the average dollar per CSR2 point ($/CSR2) for sales of tracts with greater than 85% tillable land. Additionally, these tracts are largely unimproved or include minimal improvement contribution.
June 30, 2025
Maximizing Farmland Value: Solar Lease or Let it Grow?
As solar energy expands across rural America, landowners are increasingly receiving enticing offers to lease their land for solar development.
June 27, 2025
Unclaimed Royalties: How to Search for Missing Mineral Revenue
If you or your organization owns mineral rights—whether inherited, gifted, or acquired—there’s a chance you could be missing out on revenue that’s rightfully yours. Over time, oil and gas royalties can become “unclaimed” due to address changes, unclear title, estate issues, or simple clerical errors. In many cases, those funds are turned over to state agencies as unclaimed property.
June 25, 2025
Why the Whole Farm May Be Worth Less Than the Parts
In farm and rural real estate appraisal, it is essential to understand that the aggregated value of a property is not always equal to the disaggregated value of its parts.
June 19, 2025
Crop Insurance - A Quick Update, And Other Things To Think About
Commodity markets have not been kind to agricultural producers and landowners so far in 2025.
