Peoples Perspective

This Isn't Your Father's Land Market

 November 13, 2014
 Industry Insights 

If you have been reading the popular farm magazines over the past six months, you no doubt have been introduced to the possibility, if not the impending danger, of seeing the Midwest slip into another farm depression. While it is true that the price of corn has slipped $1.35 – average...
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Peoples Companys Luze Earns Highest Pro Status as Land Manager

 November 6, 2014
 News & Events 

The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) has awarded Peoples Company Land Manager Randy Luze with the Accredited Farm Manager (A.F.M.) designation. Denver, Colorado – November 6, 2014 – Randall Luze with Peoples Company has recently been...
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Executive Consultant, Economist Dr. Edmond Seifried In Line for 2015 Land Investment Expo

 November 4, 2014
 Land Investment Expo 

Executive consultant and chief economist Dr. Edmond J. Seifried is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He will speak speak during the 2015 Land Investment Expo on January 23. Dr. Seifried, author...
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The Garman Letter Founder Dennis Gartman Scheduled for 2015 Land Investment Expo

 October 30, 2014
 Land Investment Expo 

Dennis Gartmam has been directly involved in the capital markets since August of 1974. The editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter, whose clients include many of the leading banks, broking firms, mutual funds, hedge funds, energy trading companies, and grain trading companies, will share...
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Dr. Simon Atkins Land Expo Keynote to Focus on Climate Economy

 October 28, 2014
 Land Investment Expo 

Climate economist Dr. Simon Atkins is a commodity yield expert with a business and scientific focus on global climate shift and hot-spot threats to economies, industries, societies and environments, as well as customized agricultural risk exposure strategies, weather-biased commodity investments,...
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Meet Intern Ben Zhu with the Peoples Company Land Investment Programs Team

 October 27, 2014
 News & Events 

Qi “Ben” Zhu joined Peoples Company in September as the newest member of our land services organization’s thriving internship program. The Shanghai native is a recent graduate of Louisiana State University, where he earned a MS Finance + M.B.A. dual degree with an emphasis on...
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Africa Tour - Part 4 - Generational Views

 October 22, 2014
 News & Events 

Ken Root concluded his trip to Africa with a flight home this past weekend. He comments on the regions he’s seen, and the economic and social prospects for countries that divided their people for so long that bringing them back together may take several more generations. Southern Africa is...
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Africa Tour - Part 3 - Mozambique to Zambia

 October 20, 2014
 News & Events 

Going from Mozambique to Zambia is like passing from dawn to full daylight. We flew into Livingstone on a plane loaded with tourists who came to see Victoria Falls. It is a mile-wide cascade on the Zambezi River and considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Our interest in the river is...
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Africa Tour - Part 2 - Peanut Processing and Water Table Farms

 October 12, 2014
 News & Events 

Click here to read Part 1. On the second morning, after great accommodations on the game farm, we rose to the sounds of all sorts of wildlife on the lake. It is a hunting area so the animals are wary and keep their distance. Only long telephoto lenses allowed us to get detail of the many...
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Africa Tour - Part 2 - Peanut Processing and Water Table Farms

 October 12, 2014
 News & Events 

Click here to read Part 1. On the second morning, after great accommodations on the game farm, we rose to the sounds of all sorts of wildlife on the lake. It is a hunting area so the animals are wary and keep their distance. Only long telephoto lenses allowed us to get detail of the many...
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