Building a Family Legacy
If you ask Scott Brown how he got involved in owning farmland, he’ll tell you that it all started with a blind date. While studying to become a chemical engineer at Iowa State University, Brown’s roommate set him up on a date with his now wife Nancy Brown. Brown married Nancy in 1969 and it was from there that he not only started his journey with his new wife but also his investment in farmland.
December 2017 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
With fall harvest now essentially complete, strong yield results appear to be supporting stable to slightly higher Iowa farmland values.
November 2017 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
As fall harvest 2017 rolls along, the Iowa farmland market continues to show signs of stability, and some slight price improvement in areas. Early harvest yield reports have been supportive to upcoming land sales.
21st International Farm Management Congress
The 21st International Farm Management Congress was held earlier this year in Edinburgh, Scotland, and focused on "Future Farming Systems". Kirk Weih from our Mt. Vernon, IA office represented Hertz Farm Management and brought back some key insights from the event.
October 2017 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
The Iowa farmland market as a whole is showing signs of stability as we enter the fall harvest season.
September 2017 Wallace’s Farmer “MarektPlace Extra”
The Iowa farmland market is showing signs of strength as we enter the fall harvest season. As reported in August, land sales activity (the number of farms for sale and sold) is likely to pick up following harvest. The strongest values continue to be for top-quality farms with the most productive soils, solid fertility and drainage, and high ‘farm-ability’ (e.g., large and square fields, not an abundance of point rows, waterways/creeks/obstructions).
August 2017 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
The Iowa farmland market continues to move sideways. As reported in July, this is a change in direction from the downward trend that started in the spring of 2013.
