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January 3, 2019
Land Investment Expo announces expanded speaker lineup ahead of Jan. 25th conference
Peoples Company President Steve Bruere today announced an expanded speaker lineup ahead of the 12th Annual...
January 2, 2019
Three Approaches to 2019 Cash Rent
Many landowners and operators have put off settling on farm cash rent rates for 2019. The...
December 31, 2018
Land Investment Monthly - January 2019
Annual Survey Finds Farmland Values Down Slightly
The value of farmland in Iowa has dropped slightly this year,...
December 7, 2018
November 2018 Iowa Land Auction Results
In the month of November, there were 186 tracts marketed for auction across Iowa which is similar to the volume of...
December 4, 2018
Land Investment Monthly - December 2018
California’s Deadliest Fires Could Have Been Mitigated By Prevention
Some of the needed prescribed burns in...
December 4, 2018
Landowner and Farm Operator: Shared Investment for Shared Benefit
Post-harvest through the end of the year, Peoples Company Land Managers are meeting with farm operators to review...
November 6, 2018
Land Investment Monthly - November 2018
South African city set to seize land in national ‘test case’
EKURHULENI, South Africa (AP) – As...
November 2, 2018
Iowa Land Values
The appraisal team at Peoples Company monitors land sale prices, as well as the number of farms that are publicly for...
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November 2, 2018
Let’s ditch the poor management
As a landowner, do you know what to look for on your farm when it comes to good stewardship practices? And more...
October 17, 2018
Successful Strategies: The True Cost of Storing Grain
Corn moisture levels need to be 15% for 6 months of storage, 14% until next harvest, and 13% for storage over a year. Soybean moisture levels need to be even lower for safe storage, with 13% moisture for winter storage and 11% for 6 plus months of storage.
October 12, 2018
Precipitation continues, Crop conditions deteriorate
Photo credit: Iowa Soybean Association
This year has been a roller coaster year for many Midwest farmers:...
October 9, 2018
Peoples Company Land Manager Earns Highest Professional Status
Mollie Aronowitz becomes one of only seven female Accredited Farm Managers in the country and the only female AFM in the state of Iowa
October 2, 2018
Land Investment Monthly - October 2018
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.
October 2, 2018
Peoples Company, Stine Seed partner to offer a paid-in-full cover crop program to land owners
Program will demonstrate it’s possible to simultaneously protect the environment, maximize yields and improve overall return on investment
September 26, 2018
Martha Stewart to be keynote speaker at Peoples Company’s 2019 Land Investment Expo
Land Investment Expo will be held in Des Moines on January 25, 2019; Tickets on sale now
September 5, 2018
Landlords, is it better to cash rent, crop share, or custom farm?
By: Paul Neiffer, Principal at CliftonLarsonAllen
Most landlords over the last several years have usually...
August 31, 2018
FSA Implements Market Facilitation Program (MFP)
Peoples Company Land Managers are currently meeting with farmers to discuss harvest and plans for the coming year. A...
August 15, 2018
Land Investment Monthly - August 2018
The Land Investment Monthly is a round-up of articles and headlines published by the farm press, business...
August 10, 2018
Local Agricultural Consultant Earns Highest Professional Status
Kyle Walker, AFM, AAC, Peoples Company, Clive, IA has been awarded the Accredited Agricultural Consultant (AAC)...
August 8, 2018
The Continuing Growth of Conservation Practices in Farming
Conservation is by no means a new concept, but in the last several decades it has increased substantially as farmers...
