Industry Insights Blogs

Discover how Peoples Company uses targeted improvements and strategic management to drive long-term farmland appreciation. Real-world examples highlight how the right investments and partnerships can unlock a farm’s full potential.

Explore how the U.S. can partner with Argentina to develop world-class resources in agriculture, shale energy, and fertilizer production. A strategic look at the opportunities, risks, and integration advantages across the Pampas and Vaca Muerta.

Learn the most common misconceptions about farmland value in Missouri. Understand how soils, location, improvements, rents, and market data truly influence value beyond simple price-per-acre rules.

Explore how farmland appraisers determine value. Learn each step—from engagement and research to inspection and valuation methods—to understand what drives a credible farmland appraisal.

In this edition of the Landowner Insights series, Dr. Dave Muth is joined by Brian O'Neill of Huron Orchard Services, Mike Grubbs of Columbia Farm Services, George Baird, Kyle Walker, and Adam Woiblet of Peoples Company. Together, they discuss Production Economics Across the U.S. – Calibrating Current Farming Income Realities.

In this edition of the Landowner Insights series, Dr. Dave Muth of Peoples Company Capital Markets is joined by Elizabeth Burns-Thompson of Modern Ag Alliance and Katie Hall, Senior Director of Advocacy at the Iowa Soybean Association to provide insight on MAHA initiatives and the potential impact for farmland owners.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has changed the future of renewable energy projects. See how shortened tax credit deadlines and rising power prices impact lease negotiations, and why farmland owners may see growing demand for battery storage.

In this edition of the Landowner Insights series, Dr. Dave Muth of Peoples Company Capital Markets is joined by Liz Krause, CPA and Senior Manager at MHCS; Paul Neiffer, CPA and primary author of the FarmCPAReport.com blog; and Tyler Bruch, CEO, Founder, and Farmer at Boa Safra Ag, LLC. Together, they discuss the tax benefits of farmland ownership.

While farmland value is primarily driven by land quality, water rights, and production potential, agribusiness assets are valued based on operational efficiency and EBITDA performance, with technology, processing capacity, and supply chain management playing key roles.

As solar energy expands across rural America, landowners are increasingly receiving enticing offers to lease their land for solar development.