Land Values Blogs

January 3, 2022

Land Investment Monthly - January 2022

Photo Credit: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg   Farmland Draws Investor Interest With Inflation Running Hot The...
December 22, 2021

2021 ISU Farmland Value Survey

By Courtney Churchill, Appraisal Intern The results of the 2021 Iowa State University Land Value Survey were...
December 1, 2021

Land Investment Monthly - December 2021

Photo Credit: DARRELL HOEMANN/INVESTIGATE MIDWEST   Farmland Sales Skyrocket Farmland Values Eclipse...
December 1, 2021

US Farmland Market Overview

Farmland markets have experienced a remarkable surge in price across much of the country during the last 9 to 12...
October 12, 2021

Iowa Land Values Update - 2021 Quarter 3

Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa. From this data, we calculate the average...

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October 4, 2021

Land Investment Monthly - October 2021

Photo credit: BING GUAN/REUTERS   Farmland Values on a Rocket Ship The demand for productive...
September 21, 2021

Farmland Transitions: Navigating Change in Ownership

For many clients, farmland ownership is a way of life and part of their identity.  They see managing farmland as...
September 3, 2021

Land Auction Results - August 2021

In August 2021, there were a whopping 132 agricultural tracts greater than 35 acres offered at public auction in...
August 30, 2021

Geospatial Intelligence for Improved Property Analysis

The integration of digital imagery, both on the ground and from the air, has allowed for dramatic improvements in the...
August 26, 2021

Buildings on Land - Do They Contribute Value?

Buildings, sometimes referred to as ‘improvements’ in an appraisal, provide shelter and storage for...
August 26, 2021

Organic Production – A Farmland Investment Strategy

Trends in organic food consumption in the United States, as well as the level of imports of organic feed grains,...
August 1, 2021

Land Investment Monthly - August 2021

Photo credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images   China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack...
July 12, 2021

Iowa Land Values Update - 2021 Quarter 2

Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa.  From this data, we calculate the...
July 1, 2021

Land Investment Monthly - July 2021

Photo credit: Forbes/Getty Images   The Farm CPA Podcast: Steve Bruere, Peoples Company How does Bruere...
June 1, 2021

Land Investment Monthly - June 2021

Photo credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images   Farmland values continue to rise Interest in purchasing...
May 27, 2021

Iowa Farmland Values: Pocahontas and Humboldt County

Continuing with the Iowa Farmland Values blog series, we will use the 2020 Farmland Value Survey to highlight the...
May 24, 2021

Sustainability and Drainage

Guest blog by Corey Getz and Quint Shambaugh, DIGS Associates The key to safeguarding America’s...