Peoples Perspective

The Rising Popularity of Rural Living

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Living on a farm in rural Michigan most of my life, I’ve enjoyed sunrises over a muck valley, locally grown produce, cruising down gravel roads, and having enough distance between neighbors. In a small farm town, you know where your hamburger and the fresh toppings on it came from. I did...

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Land Investment Monthly - September 2020

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Damaged grain bins at the Heartland Co-Op grain elevator in Luther, Iowa. Credit...Daniel Acker/Getty Images   Opinion: Farmland Proves Itself Once Again When COVID-19 first hit, I was incredibly concerned about what it might mean for farmland markets. With demand destruction in the...

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Where Does the Almond Market Go from Here?

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The challenges facing the almond market in 2020 are well documented: a significant nut price drop, a record-smashing crop, global trade issues, and, of course, COVID-19.   July almond shipments exceeded expectations, a positive sign that shows reduced nut pricing may be driving demand...

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Planning for 2020 Cover Crops

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With the harvest season fast approaching, Peoples Company Land Managers are working to finalize plans for fall 2020 cover crops.  Extending living green cover after the cash crop is harvested has numerous benefits to farmland: reduces erosion, keeping valuable topsoil on the...

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Maximize Your 2020 NOL to Get Five Year’s Income Tax Refunds

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The CARES Act passed earlier this year made major changes to many income tax provisions including the ability for all taxpayers to carry back net operating losses (NOL) five years.  The previous law only allowed farmers to carry back losses two years.  The new provision allows all...

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Capital Gains and 1031 Exchanges – The Political Headwinds

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How Should I Sell My Farmland – Auction Versus Listing?

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  Imagine this scene – you and your siblings have inherited and maintained ownership of farmland in the Midwest. A few of your siblings have brought up the idea of selling the farmland and using their proceeds from their ownership interest to enjoy retirement, pay off or down...

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Land Values Still Strong but Early Signs Indicate Possible Slump in Future

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Is COVID-19 impacting land sales and values? That is the question on everyone’s mind. It is always important to remember when we measure the market through an appraisal, it is based upon past land sales. In many ways, it is like driving a car trying to figure out where we are going by...

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Webinar: Farm Leasing Amidst COVID-19

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Webinar Recording: Watch Now Presentation Slides: Mitchell Hora, Continuum Ag Bill Haupts, AgSurion Risk Consulting David Muth, Alternative Equity Advisors   The turn of the calendar to August always brings with it questions on the next year’s farm leases in Iowa. The September...

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Land Investment Monthly - August 2020

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Maine Grains operates out of a repurposed jailhouse in Skowhegan.Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times   How Absentee Landlords Keep Farmers From Protecting Water and Soil and How Peoples Company is Helping Change That For [the adoption of prairie strips in farm fields] to happen,...

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