Peoples Perspective

Life After CRP - Returning Land to Crops

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The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is the largest land retirement program in the United States. The voluntary retirement of land provides numerous benefits related to soil erosion, water quality, wildlife habitat provision, and other...

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Will 2021 Land Rents Decline?

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As farmers head into the “home stretch” of 2020, one thing is for certain, despite a topsy-turvy landscape due to COVID, weather in some areas, and unstable world markets, quality farmland remains a rock-solid investment.  Appraisers and farm managers are tasked to predict the...

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Land Investment Monthly - November 2020

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Photo: Alexey Malgavko/Reuters   Midwest Land Values Poised To Move Higher As fall begins and the bustle of farmland auctions grip the Midwest, the farmland market seems to have moved toward an advantage for sellers. The year of 2020 depicts many similarities to the combination of...

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The Value of Co-Brokering

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Before hiring a Real Estate Brokerage firm to help you facilitate your next land transaction, you should consider learning about co-brokering and why it’s important to you as the Seller.  What is co-brokering? Co-brokering happens when the listing broker you have hired to sell your...

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Drought and Derecho Drive Crop Insurance Payments; Benefit to Land Values and Cash Rents

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Photo by Daniel Acker/Getty Images   Farming has always been considered a high-risk business. It is essential for a farming business to navigate a multitude of decisions with a high level of business acumen to be profitable year-over-year. However, most of the risk associated with farming...

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Organic Farming in the Mississippi Delta Region

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Background The Mississippi Delta Region is one of the largest contiguous agriculture areas in the United States with an area of more than 4 million acres. With deep, fertile soil and ample water supply, it is considered very agronomically productive. The Mississippi Delta has many advantages...

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Peoples Company Report: Land Values Across the Nation

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DOWNLOAD REPORT WATCH WEBINAR Peoples Company unveiled the inaugural 2020 National Land Values report featuring data-driven research on current farmland values across the nation, trends that may impact future values, and practical stories from around the country. This exclusive...

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Iowa Land Values Update

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At the beginning of Quarter 3, most of the Midwest opened its economy following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. This allowed auctions to be held in person with the implementation of social distancing policies. Some auctions continued to be held solely online. After historically low...

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Land Investment Monthly - October 2020

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Photo credit: Dan Charles/NPR   Farming Rises, Sports Tumbles in U.S. Industry Ratings For the first time in Gallup's 20 years of tracking Americans' views of various business and industry sectors, farming and agriculture is the clear leader. The former top-ranking industries...

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Peoples Company Land Managers' Strategic Approach to Organic Production

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Organic agriculture is nothing new on U.S. soils, but shifting consumer trends and suppressed conventional commodity markets have farmers and landowners exploring additional ways to increase profit and diversify farm revenue streams. Peoples Company land managers have followed the trend in...

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