Peoples Perspective

Weekly Auction Results: 2/13/22–2/19/22

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12 tracts sold at public auction last week, with a total of 1,270 acres bringing an average dollar per acre of $12,500.  Eight of these tracts met our criteria for calculating dollar per tillable acre and dollar per CSR2.  The average dollar per tillable was $14,466 bringing the average...

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Maximizing Value: Breaking Properties into Bite-Sized Pieces

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** This property is not for sale and is only used as an example Have you ever wondered why real estate professionals split whole properties into multiple tracts? We believe at the simplest level, it is all about maximizing the value of the farm by increasing the size of the buyer pool. To do...

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Weekly Auction Results: 2/6/22–2/12/22

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18 tracts sold at public auction last week, bringing an average dollar per acre of $12,098, average dollar per tillable acre of $13,379 and an average dollar per CSR2 of $171, which is $1.00 per point higher than the 2021 Q4 dollar per CSR2 average.  The high sale of the week went to a...

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Cattle and Pastures Power Nebraska

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The state of Nebraska is quite diversified when it comes to agriculture commodities.  Cattle production makes up the largest sector, with farms and ranches across the state utilizing 92% of the states total land area (44.9 million acres).  From the first ranch in Nebraska to the...

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One Acre at a Time

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By McKenzie Davison, Marketing Intern Ruth McCabe of State Center, Iowa, has been chosen as a recipient of the Peoples Company sponsored scholarship, 2022 Nuffield International. She represents United States agronomy and, more specifically, Iowa. As a conservation agronomist, Ruth dedicates...

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Iowa Agricultural Market Analysis

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By Lucas Riesenberg, Agricultural Appraisal Intern Iowa Demographics According to the United States Census Bureau, the population of Iowa is approximately 3,193,079 or 54.5 people per square mile as of July 2021. The median household income was $60,523 or $32,176 per capita in 2019. The...

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Webinar: Big Questions in Land Management - February 2022

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Please join Peoples Company and industry-leading experts on Tuesday, February 22nd from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST for Peoples Company’s webinar, “Big Questions in Land Management.”  This complimentary webinar will cover succession planning, crop marketing/futures, annual...

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Weekly Auction Results: 1/30/22–2/5/22

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It was a slow week in auctions, with only two public auctions to report in Iowa.  These two auctions brought an average dollar per acre of $6,025, average dollar per tillable acre of $6,039 and an average dollar per CSR2 of $107.   While this is down 35% from the previous...

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Become a Farmland Owner with mAgma

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By Molli Hagge, Project Manager American farmland is a one-of-a-kind asset class that creates an opportunity for investors to fortify their portfolios and position them for long-term, sustainable growth. Although farmland has historically been an attractive long-term investment, it simply...

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Land Auction Results - January 2022

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With such a strong end to 2021 auctions, there is a lot of speculation whether land prices will remain strong in 2022.  Many ag professionals have been watching the land market closely this month to see whether prices would remain steady or if the “bubble” would burst. In Iowa...

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