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Podcast: Farm4Profit Podcast
Episode: Ways to Get More Land
Description: Improving Your Farm Lease ContractA guide to understanding the business of farmland leasesImportance of LeasingMore than half of Iowa’s farmland is rented to tenant operators. The trend over the past several decades has been for more of Iowa’s farmland to be leased rather than operated by its owners. In many cases, retired farmers or their heirs wish to continue to own farms, but do not want to operate them. Leasing farmland involves a business agreement between the owner and the operator. Reasons for Far...