Updates, insights & news from the FarmlandFinder universe
What is your motivation for doing a sale-leaseback? What are some common pitfalls to avoid? Here's a few items to consider when thinking about doing a sale-leaseback.
When the Lippert's caught word that a property near their farmstead was for sale, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to expand. However, there was one problem… their balance sheet wouldn’t allow them to take on more debt.
A sale-leaseback is when an investor acquires the land from the farm owner-operator and leases it back on a long-term basis to the existing farmer. This type of transaction can be an effective means of alternative financing for farmers.
What prompts a farmer to consider a sale-leaseback? What are the pros and cons of engaging in this form of alternative financing? Here's a few sale-leaseback best practices one should consider.
Susan came across FarmlandFinder when looking for a stable asset that has a long-term hold value. She had a history of investing in commercial real estate, and was savvy with making educated investments, but had never purchased a farm.
Why consider a sale-leaseback as a form of alternative financing? Here are six reasons a progressive farmer might consider a sale-leaseback.
This month, there are 9,200+ active listings and 340+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the November 2020 Land for Sale Report!
We're depreciating the FarmlandFinder Market Intelligence tools & introducing FarmlandFinder Enterprise, which will enable farmland service providers to better harness their own data and grow their business through digital transformation.
When High Point Land Company realized their appraisal department needed a place to store their comparable sales data and mapping files, they turned to FarmlandFinder Enterprise tools for assistance.
FarmlandFinder was featured on a #TechTuesday episode of Ag News Daily podcast! Delaney Howell, host of AND, and Steven Brockshus, Founder & CEO of FarmlandFinder, discussed details about our new FarmlandFinder Offers platform!
"(Iowa's) fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem is proving that the state can also grow the next generation of technology businesses to serve the worlds’ farmers, consumers and agricultural industries," says Ag Funder News.
"FarmlandFinder Offers can provide a unique option for farmers looking to expand," says Laurie Bedord. Check out this and more of what Successful Farming had to say about the new FarmlandFinder offers platform!
Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of FarmlandFinder Offers, a private marketplace for farmland.
DES MOINES, IOWA (November 2, 2020) - FarmlandFinder announced today that they’re launching the first online marketplace for farmland.
This month, there are 8,200+ active listings and 320+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the November 2020 Land for Sale Report!
When it comes to apps offering farmers assistance around the farm, it’s a downloader’s market. There are countless services within the industry today, see what Successful Farming says are the top 9 current applications!
FarmlandFinder Inc, a technology provider that helps farmland companies and lending institutions digitize farmland transactions, today announced that Jamey Grafing will be taking on the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
FarmlandFinder provides brokers with with map-based intelligence tools and file storage software to create clarity amongst their teams and companies.
With COVID-19 regulations and recommendations affecting the way the agriculture industry runs its operations, businesses and events, many common processes within the farmland market have been adjusted, including how we hold land auctions.
This month, there are 7,500+ active listings and 280+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the October 2020 Land for Sale Report!
This Q&A with our team gives a glimpse into working at FarmlandFinder. From our workplace culture to exciting future endeavors, understand how FarmlandFinder is a world-class place to work.
FarmlandFinder provides access to updated, reliable land information to support landowners in making data-driven decisions to help expand their footprint, improve their land, and understand their position within today's market.
This month, there are 10,500+ active listings and 310+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the September 2020 Land for Sale Report!
The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Iowa. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: -Revenue potential -Leadership team -Brand/product traction -Competitive landscape
Looking for increased access to land sale data, Ag-Analytics turned to FarmlandFinder API to provide instant access to a consistent stream of real-time market information.
Are you looking to sell land but want to keep farming it after the transaction? With a sale-leaseback, a farmer sells land to an investor, then rents it back from them at a set price. In situations like this, it might be your best option!
This month, there are 9,500+ active listings and 215+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the August 2020 Land for Sale Report!
AgWare easily integrates with FarmlandFinder's Data Management Tools so farm management companies can see layers of map-based data side-by-side.
Being the third-largest Farm Credit Association in the US, Compeer looked to give users a way to access real-time information on demand and partnered with FarmlandFinder's modern, web-based platform to do so.
A purchase agreement is a tool used to create clarity when transferring property ownership. While the contract itself may seem intimidating, learning how these tools can be used as a communication instrument in a land transaction is vital.
Students at Iowa State University study the process of rural property appraisal and utilize FarmlandFinder to gather property and sale comparison information from one centralized location.
One of the most important and frequently asked questions in farmland real estate is “what is my farm worth?" The two most common ways farmland is valued are the Sales Comparison and Income Approaches. But what is the logic behind them?
This month, there are 12,000+ active listings and 120+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the July 2020 Land for Sale Report!
Everyday brokers wake up and go to work with one purpose, to connect buyers with sellers and help streamline research to make the selling process smoother and quicker. But what exactly do they bring to the table and how do they add value?
This month, there are 10,000+ active listings and 160+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the June 2020 Land for Sale Report!
Between last year’s wet and delayed season, to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the US economy and health, there is a lot riding on this year’s crop. How are growers adapting to handle the challenges from the past season and COVID-19?
Searching for a better way to get farmland market insights, Peoples Company integrated FarmlandFinder's API with their map-based software.
This month, there are 13,000+ active listings and 150+ auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the May 2020 Land for Sale Report!
This month, there are 12,314 active listings and 203 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the April 2020 Land for Sale Report!
Finding sales is my biggest task. And some of the assessor websites for researching sales are extremely difficult – so you need better avenues. FarmlandFinder is one of those avenues to access to get some comps.
FarmlandFinder and Ag-Analytics® are partnering to increase access to land sale data through an on-demand Farmland Sales Data Feed and API.
We invested in FarmlandFinder to bring transparency to the farmland real estate market. Until FarmlandFinder, there was limited data on farmland listings, sales, or auctions, and no comprehensive software tools for land professionals.
Des Moines-based startup FarmlandFinder has raised a $3 million seed round led by Chicago-based agtech VC Cultivian Sandbox with participation from Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund and Next Level Ventures.
FarmlandFinder, a digital toolset for farmland professionals, has raised a $3 million Series Seed funding round. Cultivian Sandbox led the round with participation from Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund and Next Level Ventures.
I started FarmlandFinder because of the challenges I saw and experienced growing up on a fifth generation family dairy farm in rural Iowa.
In the beginning, Steven Brockshus was on a mission to create a way to make the world’s farmland information accessible. Steven, Founder and CEO of FarmlandFinder, talks with the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Executive Director...
This month, there are 10,881 active listings and 214 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the October 2019 Land for Sale Report!
This month, there are 13,072 active listings and 379 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the September 2019 Land for Sale Report!
This month, there are 11,601 active listings and 255 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the August 2019 Land for Sale Report!
FarmlandFinder Founder and CEO, Steven Brockshus, sits down with Tim Hammerich to talk about his experience building his own ag tech company in this segment of AgGrad Live.
This month, there are 10,201 active listings and 152 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the July 2019 Land for Sale Report!
This month, there are 8,265 active listings and 170 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the April 2019 Land for Sale Report!
This month, there are 7,225 active listings and 215 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the March 2019 Land for Sale Report!
This month, there are 7,698 active listings and 216 auctions across the Midwest! Here is a quick state-by-state summary. If you'd like to see more land for sale, download the February 2019 Land for Sale Report!
Ames entrepreneur Steven Brockshus is the 2019 American Farm Bureau Entrepreneur of the Year, the American Farm Bureau announced on Monday.
We are farm kids, creators and believers. These core beliefs are our firm handshake, our guiding principles and the foundation of who we are.
As the new year begins, the young start-up that initially provided services only to Iowa is expanding to 11 additional states throughout the Midwest.
I would describe the current land market as stable with some local volatility. The following data suggests as much.
This month, there are 72 upcoming land auctions and 639 active land listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 62 upcoming land auctions and 541 active land listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 22 upcoming land auctions and 449 active land listings across Iowa.
Based on the data, more land has come to market, so far, in 2018 than in 2017 and the trendlines in many of the following tables indicate some softening has occurred in land prices.
This month, there are 26 upcoming land auctions and 428 active land listings across Iowa.
The USDA offers landowners a voluntary Conservation Reserve Program, referred to most often as CRP.
Once a loan product is chosen, it is typically difficult and costly to undo or change. We are here the help you gain a certain level of understanding to make an informed decision.
This month, there are 27 upcoming land auctions and 499 active land listings across Iowa.
Your wallet, your bank account, and your retirement plan. Can you distance your retirement from the uncertainty of the stock market by leasing farmland, hunting space, or any other such uses for the great outdoors? You certainly can.
Blockchain is a shared, decentralized and distributed ledger technology in which transactions are added in a verifiable and permanent manner. It is essentially a database of records shared across identical systems in a network.
This month, there are 35 upcoming land auctions and 469 active land listings across Iowa.
The lender’s office can be an intimidating place, but with a handful of tips and “inside information” from this article, you’ll be well-prepared and more confident when you walk into your next meeting with your Ag or Commercial Lender!
While renter change doesn’t happen often, when it does happen, it can mean partnering with a farmer who can bring you long-term value just by how they manage your farm. Here are seven steps to help you find the right tenant.
It is hard to distill true market trends with only 200 auctions over a quarter, however if we believe in the numbers, they revealed several interesting trends.
Investors are hot into the farmland market that offers a low-risk investment and promises a potentially high reward. We’ve put together 4 farmland investment strategies being practiced in today’s market.
There was nothing wrong with Terva.ag, the Ames-based company that serves as an online marketplace for agriculture real estate in Iowa... So Terva.ag turned into FarmlandFinder.com.
This month, there are 25 upcoming land auctions and 704 active land listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 39 upcoming land auctions and 665 active land listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 79 upcoming land auctions and 703 active land listings across Iowa.
Land auctions exceeded 200 sales in the last quarter of 2017 compared to merely 120 in quarter 3, with especially more land that is not necessarily higher-quality tillable farmland.
This month, there are 23 upcoming land auctions and 548 active land listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 63 upcoming farmland auctions and 390 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 130 upcoming farmland auctions and 391 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 25 upcoming farmland auctions and 423 active farmland listings across Iowa.
Land Auctions picked up the last month of quarter 3 with a good amount of land coming up for auction. September tested with market with more land being auctioned than any month in 2017.
This month, there are 64 upcoming farmland auctions and 437 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 54 upcoming farmland auctions and 421 active farmland listings across Iowa.
I have one word to describe the current land market in Iowa - STRONG. Demand to buy farmland is still very much there in 2017.
This month, there are 37 upcoming farmland auctions and 434 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 46 upcoming farmland auctions and 414 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 21 upcoming farmland auctions and 314 active farmland listings across Iowa.
The results are in… Iowa’s average land auction price for Q1 2017 is $6,885 per acre, with highly tillable land selling at $7,925 per acre.
This month, there are 25 upcoming farmland auctions and 330 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 45 upcoming farmland auctions and 349 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 33 upcoming farmland auctions and 288 active farmland listings across Iowa.
Iowa’s average land value for 2016 is $7,041 per acre. When you break this down by land quality, here are the results: High (75+ CSR2): $8,615 per acre Medium (55-74 CSR2): $6,686 per acre Low (<55 CSR2): $5,466 per acre
Iowa’s average land auction price for Q4 2016 is $7,614 per acre, with highly tillable land selling at $8,625 per acre.
This month, there are 30 upcoming farmland auctions and 387 active farmland listings across Iowa.
This month, there are 55 upcoming farmland auctions and 435 active farmland listings across Iowa.