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FARMING NAMED MOST RESPECTED PROFESSION IN U.S.

Farming and agriculture were recently named Gallup Inc.’s most respected profession, a first in the poll’s twenty-year history. Gallup, an international polling and consulting company, polled Americans this summer on their overall view of several business sectors. Respondents were asked whether...Read more

WILL THE 2020 WINE VINTAGE GO EXTINCT?

Wineries across the West Coast are facing difficult decisions as the recent wildfires have caused what some are calling the single worst disaster the community has ever faced. After the fires subsided California, Oregon and Washington were blanketed with smoke that hovered for days. This smoke can...Read more

LIFE AFTER CRP - RETURNING LAND TO CROPS

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is the largest land retirement program in the United States. The voluntary retirement of land provides numerous benefits related to soil erosion, water quality, wildlife habitat provision, and other...Read more

AMY CONEY BARRETT – THE JUSTICE LANDOWNERS NEED IN THE SUPREME COURT

Most Americans are focused on Amy Coney Barrett’s potential confirmation to the Supreme Court and its effects on major issues like healthcare, but landowners and agricultural producers should be focusing instead on how her confirmation could impact future environmental rulings. In 2000 the Supreme...Read more

LAND INVESTMENT EXPO 2021

Mark your calendars for the 14th Annual Land Investment Expo! The Land Expo attracts the best and brightest minds in agriculture and has become the nation’s premier ag-related conference. January 12, 2021, Iowa Events Center, Downtown Des Moines CLICK HERE TO REGISTER .....Read more

LARGEST APPLE-GROWING REGION IN WASHINGTON STATE

Spanning from Naches to the Tri-Cities, Yakima Valley is the largest apple-growing region in Washington State. Yakima County is geographically divided by Ahtanum Ridge and Rattlesnake Ridge. This region produces high-quality apples of every variety and is known for its early beginning and late...Read more

MAXIMIZE YOUR 2020 NOL TO GET FIVE YEAR'S INCOME TAX REFUNDS

Published on Aug 7, 2020 by Peoples Company The CARES Act passed earlier this year made major changes to many income tax provisions including the ability for all taxpayers to carry back net operating losses (NOL) five years. The previous law only allowed farmers to carry back losses two years. The...Read more

FARMLAND SELLERS AND CAPITAL GAINS TAXES ON SALE

We have worked with many agricultural landowners who are reluctant to sell long-held farms due to potentially massive capital gains taxes that may be incurred. Because many of these farms have been held by the same family for multiple generations, the seller’s basis in the land can be a small...Read more

90% OF THE WORLD’S SUPPLY OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS IS GROWN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

The Pacific Northwest was producing hundreds of millions of pounds of grass seed during its most productive years in the nineties and still, 90% of the world’s supply of Kentucky Bluegrass is grown here in the states of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Washington State is the largest producer of the...Read more

IDAHO IRRIGATED & DRY LAND FARM VALUE UPDATE

Unlike its Pacific Northwest neighbors of Washington and Oregon, Idaho is considered a Rocky Mountain state. Idaho has abundant natural resources and scenic areas and with its rich agricultural history, adds a tremendous amount of value to the nation’s agricultural asset base. Blessed by the Snake...Read more

PEOPLES COMPANY ANNOUNCES OPENING OF MISSISSIPPI DELTA OFFICE

Published on May 20, 2020 by Steve Bruere CLIVE, IOWA – Peoples Company, a leading provider of land brokerage, land management, land investment, and appraisal services, announced today the opening of an office in Jonesboro, Arkansas, growing the company’s presence in the Mississippi Delta Region...Read more

ONION GROWERS FACE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP

Washington State ranks fourth in U.S. production of onions. Washington dry onion production is focused in the fertile Columbia Basin, from the Walla Walla Valley north. Pacific Northwest onion growers find themselves in somewhat the same shoes the potato growers are wearing, with massive disruption...Read more

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