By Mike Downey, Land, Lease & Farm Succession Consultant It is estimated 70% of family farms will change hands over the next 15 years. Many of these will transition to a generation that didn’t grow up on the farm or operate it themselves. This will place a greater emphasis on landlord-tenant relationships in the future, […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
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Aug
Glen Moeller’s interview with Agribusiness Watch here (Segment 4): https://www.farmprogress.com/max-armstrong/week-agribusiness-august-3-2019
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Aug
By Mike Downey, Land, Lease & Farm Succession Consultant The most noticeable difference between the top 20% of high income producers and the bottom 20% of low income producers is not yields, not marketing success, but rather, how well they manage the costs in their farm operation. This is according to a study of over […]
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Aug
Mike Downey recently did this podcast with Ag News Daily. Listen here: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/storage.googleapis.com/providers.globalagnetwork.com/podcasts/ag-news-daily-podcast/episodes/May-30-2019.mp3
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Glen Moeller recently did this podcast with Ag News Daily. Listen here: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/storage.googleapis.com/providers.globalagnetwork.com/podcasts/ag-news-daily-podcast/episodes/June-6-2019.mp3
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Thank you to Market to Market for speaking with Mike Downey and Next Gen Ag on the need for succession planning and better connecting our next generation of landowners and producers. Listen here: http://www.iptv.org/mtom/story/33801/yes-we-have-talk-about-succession-planning-mike-downey
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By Glen Moeller, Retired Farmer & Iowa Landowner Recently, I came across a letter I wrote in April 1997 to the chairman of the Iowa Corn Growers recommending that we as an Association should support the expansion of the hog industry in Iowa. The consolidation that has occurred since 1997 has given the livestock industry […]
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By Mike Downey, Land, Lease & Farm Succession Consultant In the article, “Inheritance is a gift, not a right”, we quoted a retiring farmer saying “We are land rich but dirt poor.” This was his assessment after review of he and his wife’s estate after 50 years of farming and building a respectable land base. […]
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By Mike Downey, Land, Lease & Farm Succession Consultant A common question we receive from young and beginning farmers is how can they position themselves for renting and purchasing land. Often times they are focused on the unthinkable task of bidding against their neighbors the next time a farm comes up for sale or rent […]
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Thank you to WMT and iHeart Radio for asking us to be a contributor to their Ask the Expert call in show. Here is a short clip from the 30 minute segment. We look forward to contributing in future programs in the upcoming year.
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