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Investment in Wealth for Generations
Landowners Edward Otrusina and Julie Smith believe they’ve found the key to stewardship with one simple yet powerful approach: “Leave it better than you found it.” Today, this guiding principle has helped the siblings establish a sustainable family legacy that will endure for years to come.
June 2023 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Looking ahead to summer and fall sales, the outlook is slightly more uncertain. While old crop grain is still very valuable with a strong basis in most Iowa regions, new crop grain prices have weakened recently and margins are tighter.
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5 Conversations to Have with Your Farm Operator
Part of what we do as farm managers is work to keep an open dialogue with our farm operators so we can stay up-to-date with our properties. However, if you don’t have a farm manager, it’s up to you as a landowner to have those conversations. But if you don’t have an agriculture background, it can be difficult to know what conversations are critical.
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May 2023 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
A flat market does not mean the market is weak; it simply means we’ve plateaued and we’re not setting new highs.
April 2023 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Land values here in early ’23 have certainly been buoyed by the strong profits of 2022; but today, there are also offsetting headwind pressures including higher input costs for the coming planting season, tighter profit margin forecasts, and an interest rate environment that continues to tick higher.
Drainage Tile: What you need to know
Tile drainage is a management system the removes excess water from soil below the surface. This type of drainage system helps bring soil moisture levels down for optimal crop growth.
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21 Hertz Professionals Recognized RLI’s APEX Producers Club
Hertz Farm Management is proud to announce that twenty-one employees have been recognized as part of the 2022 APEX Producers Club by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report.
