Peoples Company Land Business Monthly - August 2019

LAND BUSINESS MONTHLYAUGUST 2019WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH LAND VALUESMANAGING FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND APPRECIATIONJULY LAND AUCTION RESULTS13TH ANNUAL LAND INVESTMENT EXPO

CONTENTSA LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH LAND VALUESPEOPLES COMPANY HIRES SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORIS YOUR FARM BEING MANAGED FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND APPRECIATION?STILL TIME TO PLAN FOR COVER CROPSJULY LAND AUCTION RESULTSDRONES IN AGRICULTURENEW LISTINGS, PENDING, AND SOLDLAND INVESTMENT MONTHLY13TH ANNUAL LAND INVESTMENT EXPO

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A LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITHLANDVALUESWant to know what’s happening with land values?Dr. Dave Muth of Peoples Company shares data on the current state of land values, the circumstances that have led to those values, and an outlook on variables that could impact future land prices in this recorded video presentation. PeoplesCompany.com

PEOPLES COMPANY HIRESSUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORMollie Aronowitz, AFM, will work with landowners to determine how to harness the power of sustainable farming and land management in order to maximize production, profitability and appreciation of the land’s value. “Mollie’s new role as our Director of Sustainability will offer landowners the scientific and technological resources to not only identify areas of their land that is a drain of profit and production, but she’ll also work with them to subsequently implement a plan to harness their land’s full potential,” said Peoples Company President Steve Bruere. READ MORE +Land Business Monthly | AUG 19

Peoples Company’s comprehensive Sustainability Assessment includes a soil loss report to evaluate erosion under current farming practices, profitability mapping to identify alternative management practices for non-profitable acres, and a farm practice assessment to evaluate management practice options to improve organic matter, water infiltration and nutrient cycling. Landowners can schedule an assessment of their farm by contacting Mollie Aronowitz, AFM, at 319.504.8182 or [email protected] MORE +IS YOUR FARM BEING MANAGED FORSUSTAINABILITYANDAPPRECIATION?PeoplesCompany.com

STILL TIME TO PLAN FOR COVER CROPSWith a wet spring causing delayed planting, Peoples Company Land Managers are seeing a broad range of growth stages on mid-summer farm tours. Some areas are right in line with the five-year average while other areas did not see soybean planting until June. But time marches on and Fall is fast approaching; it is time to firm up plans for 2019 cover crops.To learn how you may qualify for free cover crops, go to www.CoverCropInitiative.comREAD MORE +Land Business Monthly | AUG 19

Drones are becoming more prominent in agriculture as farmers benefit from real time information about their operation. A drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), can help farmers in various ways including crop and field surveying using imaging sensors, GPS map creation through onboard cameras, and livestock monitoring.READ MORE +PeoplesCompany.comDRONES INAGRICULTUREJULY LAND AUCTION RESULTSThe volume of farms that are being marketed for auction has increased in recent weeks. Per our records, 62 tracts of land will sell at auction in the month of August. During the month of July, land values held steady when compared to the values we saw in Q2 of 2019.READ MORE +

NEW LISTINGS, PENDING, AND SOLDLand Business Monthly | AUG 19LAND BROKERAGE & AUCTIONSVIEW ALL AGRICULTURAL LISTINGS +196.86 ACRES M/LGUTHRIE COUNTY, IA57 ACRES M/LDALLAS COUNTY, IA77.39 ACRES M/LFRANKLIN COUNTY, IA107 ACRES M/LMADISON COUNTY, IA80 ACRES M/LBUTLER COUNTY, IA715 ACRES M/LMONROE COUNTY, IA160 ACRES M/LWAYNE COUNTY, IA224 ACRES M/LEDGAR COUNTY, IL5,725 ACRES M/LGRAY COUNTY, KS

LAND INVESTMENT MONTHLYPeoplesCompany.comFarmers could see a minimum of $15 an acre to offset corn, soybean and other crop losses in latest trade bailout planREAD MORE +Grassley: USDA should limit farm bill payments to growers with ‘dirt under their fingernails’READ MORE +U.S. farmers stalk fraudulent imports to save their marketsREAD MORE +Agriculture Secretary Perdue: Food stamps must go to those who truly need them – but let’s cut out the wasteREAD MORE +Midwestern farmers’ struggles with extreme weather are visible from spaceREAD MORE +NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Land Business Monthly | AUG 1913TH ANNUALLAND INVESTMENT EXPONEW DATE: JANUARY 14, 2020The Land Investment Expo attracts over 900 attendees who have enjoyed past keynote speakers that include famed businesswoman Martha Stewart (2019), entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary (2018), pop icon and humorist Ben Stein (2017), President Donald J. Trump (2015), and business legend T. Boone Pickens (2014). The 2020 Land Investment Expo is sure to draw another large crowd to the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. This year, the Expo will occur just weeks before the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus, making it critical to secure both your hotel room and your seat.REGISTER FOR YOUR TICKET TODAY!Dr. Simon AtkinsClimate Risk Economistand ForecasterNikolas BadmintonWorld-Renowned Futurist, Author, and ResearcherDr. Thomas A. Lumpkin Anthony ScaramucciPhD, International Agriculture DevelopmentFormer White House Communications Director

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