Peoples Perspective

Land Investment Monthly – March 2016

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The Land Investment Monthly is a round-up of articles and headlines published by the farm press, business media and financial publications with insights into buying, selling or investing in farmland, recreational ground or development ground.

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Deadline: Crop Insurance Changes Due by March 15, 2016

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If you have any changes you want to make to your policy type, price election, trend adjustment, or the level of coverage that you have those changes are due by Tuesday, March 15, 2016.Â

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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – February 26-March 3, 2016

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Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa picked up from last week. There is still a very limited amount of land offered at auction. There were a total of 1,693 acres offered at auction. Of those acres, there were 1,346 tillable acres. I would describe last week’s auctions results as “stable."Â

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The Perfected Landlord Lien: What to Do if Your Tenant Farm Operator Hasn’t Paid Rent

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Landowners: familiarize yourself with the landlord lien. Iowa Code reads that the lien entitles landlords ownership of all farm products produced on a leased property for the rental amount. That said, this lien holds less value to a landowner in the instance the tenant is unable to fulfill payment obligations.

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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – February 19-25, 2016

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Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa went down a little last week. There is still a very limited amount of land offered at auction. There were a total of 1,062 acres offered at auction. Of those acres, there were 774 tillable acres. I would describe last week’s auctions results as “stable."

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From Insuring Profits to Minimizing Losses

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In recent years farmers have been able to insure profits with crop insurance guarantees. Times have changed and farmers are now hoping to minimize losses.

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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction Prices – February 12-18, 2016

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Greetings! Land auctions in Iowa picked up a little last week. There is still a very limited amount of land offered at auction. Last week, there were a total of 1,372 acres offered at auction. Of those acres, 1,041 were tillable acres. I would describe last week’s auctions results as "stable."Â

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Coming Home to Roost: Landowners Seeing Downward Pressure on 2016 Rent Rate

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As the 2016 growing season quickly approaches, landowners and farm operators are in the thick of cash rent negotiations. Landowners have been in control of setting cash rent rates for several years as commodity prices soared and competition to gain new acres increased.Â

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The Weekly Dirt on Iowa Land Auction prices – February 5-11, 2016

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More acres ​were ​offered at public auction this past week than ​two weeks ago, but the ​activity is still very limited​. There were a total of 728 acres offered last week at auction. Of those acres, 643 ​were ​tillable​. ​I would describe last week’s auction results as “stable​."​Â

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Land Investment Monthly – February 2016

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The commentary of economist Dennis Gartman, editor of The Gartman Letter, was highlighted by Iowa Farmer Today with regards his outlook on oil prices and its impact on agriculture. Gartman, speaking at the 2016 Land Investment Expo, said he doesn't expect the price of oil to rise above $40 a barrel in his lifetime.

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