Blogs by Daran Becker
August 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - August 2021
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China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack...
July 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - July 2021
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The Farm CPA Podcast: Steve Bruere, Peoples Company
How does Bruere...
June 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - June 2021
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Farmland values continue to rise
Interest in purchasing...
May 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - May 2021
Photo credit: Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farms in Roachdale, Indiana on Nov. 8, 2019 Bryan...
April 13, 2021
Livestock Facilities
Value can be added to farmland in various ways. Some will look at placing system tile in heavier soils for better...
April 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - April 2021
Pigs outside a slaughterhouse in China’s Zhejiang province last July.
PHOTO: CHINA...
March 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - March 2021
Farmland Insider: Kansas Auction of 10,900 Acres Sells for $38 Million
It is hard to imagine the logistics...
February 18, 2021
Types of Ownership, Joint Tenants, Tenants in Common, and Types of Deeds
There are many ways in which individuals acquire real estate. Below is a summary of the different types of...
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February 2, 2021
Understanding Agency Relationships
Buyers and sellers of real estate are often confused about real estate agency relationships and who agents...
February 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - February 2021
CIBO, Peoples Company Partner for Carbon Credit on Farmland
There is another team of players in the...
February 1, 2021
Leveraging DSTs in Section 1031 Exchanges
Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code provides real property owners with a major tax-deferral and reinvestment...
January 27, 2021
Iowa Farmland Values: Washington and Johnson County
Peoples Company is focused on being resourceful and influential in the agricultural land business. One...
January 13, 2021
Iowa Farmland Values: Keokuk County
Peoples Company is focused on being resourceful and influential in the agricultural land business. Continuing...
January 1, 2021
Land Investment Monthly - January 2021
Workers harvest celery in California. The coronavirus pandemic has underlined the importance of worker protection for...
December 1, 2020
Land Investment Monthly - December 2020
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Singapore, a City of Skyscrapers and Little Land, Turns to...
November 1, 2020
Land Investment Monthly - November 2020
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Midwest Land Values Poised To Move Higher
As fall begins and the bustle of...
September 30, 2020
Land Investment Monthly - October 2020
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Farming Rises, Sports Tumbles in U.S. Industry Ratings
For the first...
September 28, 2020
Making A Difference In The Field
As a trusted appraiser, I have an ethical obligation to be unbiased and impartial, but that does not stop me...
August 28, 2020
Land Investment Monthly - September 2020
Damaged grain bins at the Heartland Co-Op grain elevator in Luther, Iowa. Credit...Daniel Acker/Getty...
July 29, 2020
Land Investment Monthly - August 2020
Maine Grains operates out of a repurposed jailhouse in Skowhegan.Credit Hilary Swift for The New York...
