Peoples Perspective

Weekly Auction Results: 5/15/22–5/21/22

---

16 Iowa tracts sold at public auction last week, bringing an average dollar per acre of $9,556; average dollar per tillable acre of $12,907 and an average dollar per CSR2 of $197.  This is up 13% from the previous week and Q1 2022's $/CSR2 average.   The top sale of the week...

READ MORE

---

Collaboration for a Common Goal: Peoples Company Perspective Included in May 2022 Open Rivers Journal

---

Peoples Company Land Manager, Mollie Aronowitz, was recently published in the May edition of Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community. The online journal is produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Services and the University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced...

READ MORE

---

Worldwide Fertilizer Consumption & Production

---

If one wanted to strike a nerve with farmers last fall, all it took was to bring up the price of fertilizer. Things have not improved as we move through the second quarter of 2022. Let’s take a closer look at what has pushed the prices higher and the major players in the...

READ MORE

---

Weekly Auction Results: 5/8/22–5/14/22

---

The appraisal team tracked six auctions in Iowa last week, bringing an average dollar per acre of $9,829, average dollar per tillable of $12,488 and average dollar per CSR2 of $173.  This is down 7% from the previous week, and down $1 per CSR2 point from Q1 2022's $/CSR2's average...

READ MORE

---

The Organic Gambit: A Strategic Approach

---

Peoples Company Land Management strives to stay current with agricultural trends and provide a high level of expertise to the clients we serve. Farming and farmland ownership can be overwhelming at times, and with alternative revenue streams more relevant than ever (wind, solar, carbon markets,...

READ MORE

---

How To Grow Bigger Fish

---

Few things in life are as exciting as buying a piece of recreational land.  Instant visions of hunting on a cool fall day or fishing on a warm summer evening come to mind.  Imagine how excited kids will be as they catch their first fish and how envious friends will be knowing that...

READ MORE

---

Weekly Auction Results: 5/1/22–5/7/22

---

We tracked 10 auctions in Iowa last week.  The average dollar per acre was $12,708, average dollar per tillable of $14,864 and an average dollar per CSR2 of $186.  This is down 10% from the previous week, while remaining up 7% from Q1 2022's $/CSR2 average of $174. The high sale...

READ MORE

---

Land Investment Monthly - May 2022

---

Photo Credit: AgWeb   Survey Shows Increasing Land Values The REALTORS® Land Institute - Iowa Chapter is pleased to announce the results of our March 2022 Land Trends and Values Survey. REALTORS® Land Institute is an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® and...

READ MORE

---

Targeted Off-Market Farmland Acquisitions

---

For at least the last fifteen years in California, the amount of capital pursuing farmland investments has grown significantly and has vastly outstripped the supply of high-quality ag properties that are available for purchase. This supply-demand imbalance has benefited sellers with increasing...

READ MORE

---

Land Auction Results - April 2022

---

During the month of April we saw 73 tracts sell at public auction in Iowa, bringing over 8,600 acres to the market. This is down slightly from March's 92 tracts and 9,859 acres. The 73 tracts brought a total of $103,780,469 with an average dollar per acre of $12,477, average dollar per...

READ MORE

---