January 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Throughout the State of Iowa, corn and soybean yields in 2017 pleasantly surprised market observers and created support for the fall-winter 2017-2018 farmland sales season.
Cover Crops
Cover crops are generally considered any crop planted on a field between cash grain crops or during the non-growing season to provide “cover” to the soil. In the Midwest, the non-growing season typically starts after corn or soybean harvest, sometime between September and mid-November.
Benefits of On-Farm Grain Storage
Cal Dickson, AFM, ALC, CCA,
Chairman of the Hertz Farm Management
Grain Marketing Committee
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.
