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WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential

 July 12, 2023
 Land Management 

Please join Peoples Company for the launch of our new webinar series "The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential" with speakers Matt Autry, Craig Kaiser, Blake Singleton, and Kayla Rowan. WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential Thursday, July 27,...
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Weekly Auction Results: 7/2/23-7/8/23

 July 11, 2023
 Land Values 

Iowa Results Tracts Sold: 10 Average $/Acre: $13,988 Average $/Tillable: $14,627 Average $/CSR2: $176 % Change from 1 week: +8% Change from Q2 2023: -2% The high sale of the week went to a 122-acre cropland farm in Osceola County, selling for $19,200/acre or $247/CSR2. Below is a chart...
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Iowa Land Values Update - 2023 Quarter 2

 July 6, 2023
 Land Values 

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...
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Land Auction Results - June 2023

 July 6, 2023
 Land Values 

The appraisal team at Peoples Company was able to track 93 tracts or over 8,700 acres sell at public auction in Iowa during June 2023. The average dollar per acre was $12,596, the average dollar per tillable acre was $14,293, and the average dollar per CSR2 was $177. This is up 7% from...
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Land Investment Monthly - July 2023

 July 1, 2023
 Land Values 

Photo Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images   Democrat, Republican Team Up to Limit Chinese Purchase of U.S. Farmland A bipartisan pair of senators hopes to limit China’s ability to purchase farmland in the U.S. and force the U.S. government to consider stripping some Chinese and...
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Acreage Reporting Deadline

 June 26, 2023
 Land Management 

As the acreage reporting deadline approaches, filing this report timely and accurately is a crucial part of the crop insurance cycle. After planting is completed, the acreage report is used for crop insurance and indicates the crop(s) you have planted and should also include the acres that were...
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Weekly Auction Results 6/18/23-6/24/23

 June 26, 2023
 Land Values 

June is closing out strong, with 19 tracts selling at public auction in Iowa, two in Illinois, 9 in Minnesota, 3 in Missouri and 2 in South Dakota. The high sale of the week went to an O’Brien County, Iowa 73.06-acre cropland farm, selling for $21,700 per acre or $238 per CSR2. Iowa...
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Property Valuation: Asking Price vs. Sale Price

 June 19, 2023
 Land Auctions 

The valuation of agricultural properties relies heavily on the analysis of comparable transactional data. Prior transactions of similar properties are analyzed quantitatively and/or qualitatively to indicate the most probable price at which typical buyers and sellers would have a “meeting...
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Weekly Auction Results 6/11/23-6/17/23

 June 19, 2023
 Land Values 

It was another active week in auctions, with Iowa selling 19 tracts that met our 35+ acre threshold, and additional auctions in Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri. The high sale of the week went to a Clay County 80-acre cropland farm, selling for $21,200 per acre or $246 per CSR2.  Tract 2...
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What Networks Can Your Real Estate Agent Tap Into?

 June 15, 2023
 Real Estate 

Each type of agent will approach networking differently. Strategies vary based on their goals and their natural strengths. The crucial factor is to figure out which networking strategies work best for each REALTOR®. Here are some central approaches new agents can use to build their...
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