Blogs by Mollie Aronowitz, AFM
August 12, 2020
Planning for 2020 Cover Crops
With the harvest season fast approaching, Peoples Company Land Managers are working to finalize plans for fall 2020...
July 6, 2020
Landowner Resources for Informed Decision Making Spotlight: Practical Farmers of Iowa
Photo: Landowner Lee Tesdell and his sons, Omar and Ramsey, on their farm in Polk County, Iowa (photo provided by...
April 20, 2020
Farm Showcase: Peoples Company Land Manager’s Work on the Ground
With another growing season underway, Peoples Company Land Managers are busy tackling farm improvement...
March 31, 2020
Checking in on 2019 Cover Crops
Spring is around the corner with most of the Midwest now awake from the long winter. Now is a good time...
March 3, 2020
Landowner 101: Crop Insurance
Photo: Central Iowa farmland affected by excessive spring rains spring 2018.
As the 2020 growing season...
February 18, 2020
2020 USDA Dates for the Landowner Calendar
When working in farmland, many become quite familiar with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
February 3, 2020
How (And Why) Peoples Company Land Managers Use CRP
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the enrollment period for the 2020 Conservation...
January 7, 2020
Farmland Ownership: Making Plans for the Future
The following is an excerpt from Your Farmland and the Future: Setting Goals, Taking Action, written by...
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October 29, 2019
Wetland Mitigation Banks: Opportunity for Maximizing A Farm’s Potential
One of the ways Peoples Company stands out as an industry leader is our vast network of connections. ...
October 4, 2019
Cover Crops: The Answer to our Water (and farming) Woes
Article originally appeared in Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa on 9/22/19
Everyone agrees that our...
August 30, 2019
Thinking Ahead: 2020 Farm Leases
While the 2019 crop has yet to be harvested, now is the time to begin considering 2020 farm...
August 1, 2019
Peoples Company Hires Sustainability Director to Aid Land Owners in Maximizing Production and Appreciation
Company notes that financial and environmental performance are directly related
(CLIVE, Iowa) – Peoples...
July 28, 2019
Still Time to Plan for Cover Crops 2019
image: blogs/Rye cover crop coming up between corn rows in October. Seed was flown on in early...
July 16, 2019
Farm Tours: Field Borders
As Peoples Company Land Managers complete mid-summer farm tours, they are visiting farms to assess crop...
May 31, 2019
A Case for Phased Conservation
Wouldn’t it be great if we could take every farm and fix all conservation concerns in one year? A...
February 4, 2019
Farmland Ownership and Wind Energy
With a few searches online, it is easy to get a taste of the contentious issue of wind turbines. But in...
January 2, 2019
Three Approaches to 2019 Cash Rent
Many landowners and operators have put off settling on farm cash rent rates for 2019. The...
December 4, 2018
Landowner and Farm Operator: Shared Investment for Shared Benefit
Post-harvest through the end of the year, Peoples Company Land Managers are meeting with farm operators to review...
November 2, 2018
Let’s ditch the poor management
As a landowner, do you know what to look for on your farm when it comes to good stewardship practices? And more...
June 5, 2017
Thinking Green for Fall 2017
Mollie Aronowitz, Land Manager – mollie@peoplescompany.com and Kyle Walker, Land Manager –...
