Peoples Perspective

Land Investment Monthly - June 2019

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Apple-picking robots gear up for U.S. debut in Washington state Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You might be witnessing American history. For the first time, some of the apples sold in the U.S. will be picked by a...

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May 2019 Iowa Land Auction Results

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The volume of auctions during May was a record low. Alternatively, the calendar is filling up, and it appears that June will be a busy month for auction activity. That volume should continue to increase through year-end. For the year, land values have moved sideways, but the consensus among our...

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A Case for Phased Conservation

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Wouldn’t it be great if we could take every farm and fix all conservation concerns in one year?  A landowner and operator would come to the table and address fertility, drainage and erosions and then make ­­a plan to swiftly address all three immediately.  When year two...

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2019 Prevent Plant: 3 Considerations Before Parking the Planter

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As the Midwest is in the final week of May, many operators are still left at the field gate waiting to get a crop in the ground. Operators are starting to ask whether they should hold out for better weather, switch corn acres to soybeans, or file for prevent plant and wait by the mailbox. While...

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Predicting Land Prices

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As a real estate agent, I get asked nearly every day about land prices. The most common question farmers ask is: Why are land prices staying strong when profits in production agriculture have been hard to come by. Even some economists have predicted a much larger correction to the land market...

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April 2019 Iowa Land Auction Results

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  The number of farms being marketed for auction at the present time is very low. Per our records, there are only 12 tracts being marketed for public auction as of April 30, 2019. Values continue to be stable overall with an average of $114/CSR2 for highly tillable farms that sold at...

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Land Investment Monthly - May 2019

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Farmland prices stable despite facing pressure and potential risks, says KC Fed survey Farmland values in America’s heartland are still stable, despite pressures on farm incomes and rising interest rates, according to a quarterly report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. At the...

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Spring Trifecta

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Our ancestors have been hunting, fishing and gathering since the beginning of mankind. Springtime provides us with some of the finest opportunities to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.  Time spent hunting, fishing, and gathering will help cleanse the soul and remind us about the finer...

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Introducing AgYield Farm Revenue Management

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  Peoples Company Land Management Division has recently partnered with AgYield Farm Revenue Management, a leading commodity marketing firm with over 45 years of risk management and marketing experience. This partnership ensures careful, responsible marketing of client’s grain to...

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Iowa Land Values Update

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As we progress through the second quarter of 2019, farmers have commenced field work and are prepared for planting season. Although commodity prices have not increased from the previous five years, land value trends appear to have stabilized over the last twelve months. From the first quarter of...

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