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October 11, 2023
How to Grow Better Food Plots
White-tailed deer are one of the most iconic wildlife species across the country and, by far, the most hunted big game species. Managing populations and herd health is an important aspect of maximizing hunting opportunities. One effective way to support your local deer population is by planting food plots. Once established, food plots provide supplemental nutrition for deer, especially during critical times like winter and early spring when natural forage is scarce. Soil fertility, plant selection, and weed control are just a few of the key components that contribute to the overall success of deer food plots.
October 10, 2023
Jonathan Shively Joins Peoples Company as Managing Director of Capital Partnerships
Peoples Company, a full-service land transaction and management business with offices in all major agricultural regions in the U.S., today announced the hire of Jonathan Shively as PC Capital Markets' Managing Director of Capital Partnerships. In this role, Jonathan will manage and facilitate relationships with Peoples Company's capital market partners, including institutional investors, wealth managers, family offices and high net-worth individual investors, connecting them with agricultural assets throughout the country.
October 10, 2023
Smart Money vs. Scared Money: Reconsidering Farmland in Today's Market
Throughout my 20-year career at Peoples Company, I have been involved in billions of dollars of real estate transactions and have witnessed firsthand the financial performance of U.S. farmland through numerous economic shocks including the great financial crisis, Ben Bernanke’s quantitative easing experiment, Trump’s trade wars, the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the nation’s battle with persistent inflation. On a pure return basis, farmland has outperformed most traditional equity and fixed income strategies, and has done so with incredibly low volatility compared to other asset classes over that time period.
October 5, 2023
Iowa Land Values Update - 2023 Quarter 3
Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa. From this data, we calculate the average...
October 5, 2023
Land Auction Results - September 2023
The appraisal team at Peoples Company was able to track 85 tracts or 7,993 acres sell at public auction in Iowa...
October 2, 2023
Weekly Auction Results: 9/24/23-9/30/23
Iowa had 11 tracts that were offered at public auction the week of September 24, with nine selling during active...
September 26, 2023
Trivia Lovers: 4 Surprising Renewable Energy Facts
1: In 1887 the first windmill used to generate electricity was invented on a farm in Ohio by Charles Brush.The...
September 25, 2023
Weekly Auction Results: 9/17/23-9/23/23
35 tracts with a total of 3,296-acres were offered at public auction in Iowa the week of September 17. The average...
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September 18, 2023
Weekly Auction Results: 9/10/23-9/16/23
36 tracts with a total of 3,506-acres were offered at public auction in Iowa the week of September 10. The average...
September 15, 2023
Peoples Company Now Offering Land Management in Pacific Northwest
Peoples Company recently added land management services in the Pacific Northwest region. Given the diversity of the Pacific Northwest, the team is responsible for managing a variety of crops including potatoes, organic carrots, grapes, wheat, sweet corn and more.
September 12, 2023
Harvest Outlook
Harvest is quickly approaching, and many growers were in the fields by the end of September. My work takes me...
September 11, 2023
Weekly Auction Results: 9/3/23-9/9/23
39 tracts with a total of 3,570-acres were offered at public auction in Iowa the week of September 3. The average...
September 11, 2023
What is a Multi-Parcel Auction?
Peoples Company Multi-Parcel Auction Platform
Our innovative approach to real estate auctions includes offering...
September 5, 2023
Weekly Auction Results: 8/27/23-9/2/23
26 tracts with a total of 2,402-acres were offered at public auction in Iowa the week of August 27. The average...
September 5, 2023
Land Auction Results - August 2023
The appraisal team at Peoples Company was able to track 88 tracts or 8,625 acres sell at public auction in Iowa...
September 1, 2023
Land Investment Monthly - September 2023
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Sen. Booker Introduces Bill to Restrict Corporate Control of Farmland
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