Land Values Blogs

December 5, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 11/27/22-12/3/22

There were 23 tracts of land that sold at auction between November 27 and December 3. During these auctions, there...
December 2, 2022

Land Auction Results - November 2022

There were 157 tracts of land that sold at auction in November. During these auctions, there was a total of 14,529...
December 1, 2022

The Irony of the Inflation Reduction Act for the Farmland Asset Class

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed and became public law on August 16, 2022. There has been no...
November 30, 2022

Land Investment Monthly - December 2022

Larry Bortz’s short corn, center, was still standing after high winds knocked down some of his conventional...
November 28, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 11/20/22-11/26/22

13 Tracts of land were offered at public auction November 20-26 in Iowa, with 12 tracts selling day of the...
November 21, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 11/13/22-11/19/22

60 tracts of land were offered at public auction November 13-19 in Iowa, with 58 tracts selling day of the...
November 18, 2022

How Can I Add Value to My Recreational Property?

In recent years we have seen an increase in demand for recreational properties. These tracts of land have a primary...
November 14, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 11/6/22-11/12/22

Though 45 tracts were offered November 6th-12th, only 40 sold the day of the auction. The average dollar per gross...

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November 11, 2022

Iowa Farmland Values 2022: Hamilton County, Hardin County, Marshall County, and Grundy County

Continuing with the Iowa Farmland Values blog series, we will use the 2021 Farmland Value Survey to highlight...
November 7, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 10/30/22-11/5/22

There were 27 tracts of land offered at auction between October 30th and November 5th in Iowa. During these...
November 4, 2022

2022 National Land Values Webinar

Previously recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Peoples Company unveiled the third annual National Land...
November 2, 2022

Land Auction Results - October 2022

There were 101 tracts of land that sold at auction in October 2022. During these auctions, there was a total of...
November 2, 2022

Land Investment Monthly - November 2022

A farmer harvests soybeans on a farm near Ely in November 2021. Photo Credit: Richard Pratt   Cropland Values...
October 31, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 10/23/22-10/29/22

There were 47 tracts of land that sold at auction between October 23rd and 29th, 2022. During these auctions, there...
October 26, 2022

NCREIF Farmland Property Index 2022 2nd Quarter Results

Peoples Company is a member of NCREIF and actively monitors the quarterly Farmland Index results. This article...
October 24, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 10/16/22-10/22/22

There were 17 tracts of land that sold at auction between October 16th and October 22nd in Iowa. During these...
October 19, 2022

Is Organic Farmland Worth More?

Overall Organic Market Total U.S. Organic (Food and Non‐Food) Sales has been on the rise for at least the last...
October 18, 2022

Record High Prices: Do They Tell the Full Story?

Over the past year, we’ve seen some historically high auction sales of cropland in Iowa. Multiple farms have...
October 17, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 10/9/22-10/15/22

There were 24 tracts of land that sold at auction between October 9th and October 15th in Iowa. During these...
October 10, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 10/2/22-10/8/22

There were 14 tracts of land that sold at auction between October 2nd and October 8th in Iowa. During these...