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Iowa Land Trends and Values - Iowa REALTORS® Land Institute

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  The REALTORS® Land Institute - Iowa Chapter is pleased to announce the results of our March 2020 Land Trends and Values Survey. REALTORS® Land Institute is an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® and is organized for REALTORS® who specialize in farm and land...

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Land Market Update with Steve Bruere (Recorded Call)

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    Steve Bruere, president of Peoples Company, discusses COVID-19 and its effects on land markets during this recorded call. On the call with him are two well-known voices in the land industry: Dr. Mark Dotzour and Eric O’Keefe. Both Mark and Eric have both spoken at...

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Impact of Coronavirus on Peoples Company Land Auctions

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Over the past several days, Peoples Company has been evaluating how the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts our staff, clients and customers, and how we can be part of the solution to slow community spread of COVID-19. Fortunately, there are no known confirmed cases among Peoples Company...

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Peoples Company Hires National Director of Appraisal and Land Management Amidst National Expansion

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  Peoples Company announces that Michael Lauher has been hired as National Director of Appraisal and Land Management. The hire comes amid a series of announcements demonstrating Peoples Company’s national expansion, including the opening of offices in California, Michigan,...

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Landowner 101: Crop Insurance

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  Photo: Central Iowa farmland affected by excessive spring rains spring 2018. As the 2020 growing season rapidly approaches, farm operators are finalizing crop input plans and buttoning up any last-minute land contracts.  Many in the Midwest will hope to be planting corn by the...

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Land Investment Monthly - March 2020

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Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images   Boone Pickens’ Mesa Vista Ranch Asking $220 Million Two years have passed since Boone Pickens announced his intention to sell his Mesa Vista Ranch for $250 million. Known as the home of “the world’s best quail hunting,” the...

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Iowa Land Values Update

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  Taking a look back at the end of 2019, there were 240 farmland auctions which is over 100 auctions more than Q4 of 2018.  The average $/CSR2 point in Q4 was $114, up two points from 2018.  The year as a whole showed a slight downward trend from Q1 through Q3, with a...

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2020 USDA Dates for the Landowner Calendar

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  When working in farmland, many become quite familiar with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for program enrollment and compliance.  USDA is the federal agency that oversees public policy and study on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, and...

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How (And Why) Peoples Company Land Managers Use CRP

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  The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the enrollment period for the 2020 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in mid-December. This was an anticipated announcement for the 35-year-old program as Peoples Company Land Managers consider CRP a valuable tool in...

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Land Investment Monthly - February 2020

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Peoples Company 2020 Land Investment Expo Recap Farmers, bankers, and investors braved winter conditions for the 13th Annual Land Investment Expo hosted in Des Moines, Iowa by Peoples Company on Tuesday. The agenda featured well known figures including author John Meacham and former White House...

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