Blogs by Peter Isaacson, AFM, AAC
October 24, 2024
Flex Leases for Farmland: Taking the Guesswork Out of Farmland Leasing
Leasing farmland is easy, but it’s not simple. Unlike commercial or residential real estate, farmland is renowned for its nearly 100% occupancy rate. If a farmer retires, there is often a line of people eager to assume the farm lease on that property. Finding someone to farm your land – that’s the easy part.
May 21, 2024
Uncovering Opportunities and Maximizing Returns on Managed Farms
When assessing new management farms, Peoples Company Land Managers seek to build farm-specific action plans to address each landowner’s goals, increasing long-term appreciation and maximizing annual cash yield.
December 21, 2023
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit
You don’t have to look far to find headlines highlighting the high entry costs of farming. For each of those headlines, another one can be found pointing to the issues of the aging American farmer and a “sidelined” next generation waiting for their opportunity to step in. A 65-year-old farmer has faced a lot of challenges in their lifetime from weather volatility and the 1980s farm crisis to the more recently rising cost of capital. There’s no question that they have earned their spot at the head of the operation.
October 27, 2022
Despite Higher Production Costs, Custom Farming Maintains a Competitive Advantage
There is no fast pass to generating wealth in farming and farmland ownership. Weather, commodity markets, and other...
August 19, 2022
Farmland Leasing: Termination Deadlines by State
A well-drafted farm lease can be the difference between a great working relationship with your farm operator or an...
June 15, 2022
Land Manager Earns Highest Professional Status
GLENDALE, CO June 6, 2022 – Peter Isaacson, AFM, AAC, Peoples Company, Clive, IA, has been awarded the...
May 13, 2022
The Organic Gambit: A Strategic Approach
Peoples Company Land Management strives to stay current with agricultural trends and provide a high level of...
February 1, 2022
Paying the Piper: 2021 vs 2022 Farm Expense
Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in late 2019, all sectors of the global economy have experienced turbulence....
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August 30, 2021
Landowner Farm Leasing Considerations
A well-drafted farm lease goes beyond the standard form of establishing acres and rental rate, and sets the stage...
June 17, 2021
Farmland Leasing: Termination Deadlines by State
A well-drafted farm lease can be the difference between a great working relationship with your farm operator or an...
September 29, 2020
Peoples Company Land Managers' Strategic Approach to Organic Production
Organic agriculture is nothing new on U.S. soils, but shifting consumer trends and suppressed conventional commodity...
July 27, 2020
Landowner Farm Leasing Considerations
A well-drafted farm lease goes beyond the standard form of establishing acres and rental rate, and sets the stage...
July 22, 2020
Farm Access: Field Driveways & Your Farm
Safe and effective field access can be a common aspect of the farming operation overlooked by a non-farming...
May 5, 2020
Spring Field Conditions Remain Favorable
April 7th, 2020 - Peas being planted on a Peoples Company managed farm in Warren Co., IA
After a...
December 3, 2019
Difficult Decisions: ARC or PLC?
While depressed commodity markets continue to cause concerns for farm balance sheets, there are still...
July 26, 2019
2019 MFP Payment Details Released by USDA
July 25, 2019 – USDA has released details regarding the 2019 distribution of Market Facilitation Program (MFP)...
July 1, 2019
Fertility: Your Farmland's Asset
For most landowners, the most valuable asset is their land. They are proud of their property, the crops grown on it,...
May 30, 2019
2019 Prevent Plant: 3 Considerations Before Parking the Planter
As the Midwest is in the final week of May, many operators are still left at the field gate waiting to get a crop in...
April 2, 2019
Spring Conditions and Delayed Field Work
Most Midwest farmers agree that Fall 2018 did not offer many opportunities for working ahead. Frequent rains,...
