Peoples Perspective

June 2020 Iowa Land Auction Results

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  During the month of May in Iowa, there weren't any auction sales recorded. The lack of auction sales was due primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the governor has lifted many of the capacity restrictions, several auctions have been set and recorded in the first half of...

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Onion Growers Face Economic Hardship

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Picture provided by: Mike Locati, Locati Farms, Walla Walla, WA Washington State ranks fourth in U.S. production of onions. Washington dry onion production is focused in the fertile Columbia Basin, from the Walla Walla Valley north. Pacific Northwest onion growers find themselves in somewhat...

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Chronic Wasting Disease Management – Hunters Flattening the Curve

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Over recent months, we have all been introduced to terms such as “social distancing” and “flattening the curve.” As we maneuver through the Covid-19 pandemic and become more educated about how the virus reacts and spreads, those simple things such as washing your...

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Land Investment Monthly - June 2020

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Photo Credit: Cayce Clifford for The New York Times   Florida Buys 17,000 Acres of Conservation Land in Panhandle Florida has agreed to buy more than 17,000 acres (6,900 hectares) of conservation land in the Panhandle near the Gulf of Mexico. Straddling Franklin and Wakulla counties, the...

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Farmland Sellers and Capital Gains Taxes On Sale

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We have worked with many agricultural landowners who are reluctant to sell long-held farms due to potentially massive capital gains taxes that may be incurred. Because many of these farms have been held by the same family for multiple generations, the seller’s basis in the land can...

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Peoples Company Announces Opening of Mississippi Delta Office, Hiring of Regional Broker Manager

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  Office opens in Jonesboro, Arkansas; Joel King hired as Peoples Company’s regional broker manager; Kim King joins Peoples Company as auctioneer and REALTOR® CLIVE, IOWA – Peoples Company, a leading provider of land brokerage, land management, land investment, and...

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NCREIF Farmland Property Index 1st Quarter Results

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The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) has collected institutional commercial property investment performance on a quarterly basis for over 40 years. The Farmland Index measures the investment performance of a large pool of individual farmland properties...

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The Unbreakable Basin Spirit, Farming Washington State

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Washington State - a melting pot of diversity. Not only with people but within agriculture as well. Divided into two drastically different landscapes by the Cascade Mountain Range. The West side known for lush Evergreen trees, Seattle, and the pacific coast range - contributes to...

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A Case for Land Contracts

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Many of the newspaper, magazine, and online articles that have circulated for the last few months have related to the Coronavirus and how it has affected or is going to affect how business is conducted moving forward.  When looking at the farmland market, however, the double whammy of an...

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Spring Field Conditions Remain Favorable

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  April 7th, 2020 - Peas being planted on a Peoples Company managed farm in Warren Co., IA   After a long, wet, drawn out fall, Midwest operators hit the ground running and have wasted no time preparing for, and planting the 2020 crop. Weather the past two springs has been less...

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