Andrew Zellmer, ALC

December 28, 2020

Willamette Valley — The Premier Destination for Pinot Noir in the U.S.

Eight wineries from the Willamette Valley were recently named to Wine & Spirits’ 2020 Top 100...
December 1, 2020

Will the 2020 Wine Vintage Go Extinct?

Wineries across the West Coast are facing difficult decisions as the recent wildfires have caused what some are...
November 2, 2020

Life After CRP - Returning Land to Crops

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is the largest land...
October 29, 2020

The Value of Co-Brokering

Before hiring a Real Estate Brokerage firm to help you facilitate your next land transaction, you should consider...
October 21, 2020

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

Photo by Daniel Acker/Getty Images   Farming has always been considered a high-risk business. It is essential...
September 21, 2020

Land Prices: Trending Up

Interest rates have been a highly correlated determinant of farmland values from the inception of farmland...
August 31, 2020

The Rising Popularity of Rural Living

Living on a farm in rural Michigan most of my life, I’ve enjoyed sunrises over a muck valley, locally grown...
August 3, 2020

How Should I Sell My Farmland – Auction Versus Listing?

Should we sell the farm ourselves or hire a professional? Should we sell the farm by an auction or a traditional listing?

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May 7, 2020

A Case for Land Contracts

Many of the newspaper, magazine, and online articles that have circulated for the last few months have related to...
August 21, 2019

Why Should I Sell My Farmland at Public Auction?

As a licensed real estate agent and professional farmland auctioneer, I get asked many times “Why should I sell my farmland at public auction?” The answer to this question is simple. A professionally managed farmland auction offers so many benefits to sellers that traditional methods of marketing simply can not provide.
May 5, 2015

Peoples Company and Land Donations to Support Iowa FFA

At Peoples Company, we understand that a plot of land is often only as fruitful as the person who farms it. And in...