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Useful Tidbits:

Ever wondered about the variety of things corn and soybeans end up being used for?
   Uses of Corn
   Uses of Soybeans

2019 Purdue Crop Cost & Return Guide
   Link to Document

FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

We offer farm management services to suit your needs. This can be as simple as lease negotiation with tenants, or a comprehensive management service to manage every aspect of the farm. Our services include, but are not limited to the following:

Why Hire a Farm Manager?

  1. Tenant Selection / Relations: This is one of the most important responsibilities of a manager. Making certain that the operator is: a. Financially Stable b. Trustworthy c. Equipped sufficiently with modern equipment d. Good Attitude e, Willingness to provide information when requested f. Good Agronomic Background
  2. Analysis Lease Options and Negotiation: Based on Landowners desires, provide lease options to fulfill their goals and wishes.
  3. Governmental Contact: USDA- FSA, NRCS, County- Recorder, Assessor, Tax Collector
  4. Grain Marketing: If share or custom lease, sell & collect owners share of the crop.
  5. Expenses: Review, approve and pay expenses which are owed by the landowner
  6. Accounting & Tax Documentation: Provide EOY statement to owner, which details income and expenses, for tax preparation
  7. Property/Asset Improvements: Review Soil Tests, Order Lime, Evaluate Tiling, Irrigation
  8. Insurance Review: Both Liability and Crop/Hail, if needed
  9. References: For appropriate needs: CPA, Legal, Crop Consultant, Appraiser, Real Estate needs, Soil Testing, etc
  10. Decision Making: Recommendations made on BBP (Best Business Practice) representing Owners BEST interest, but, following owners instructions.
  11. Farm Visits: I've heard this from a couple of people: "The Best Impression a Farm Manager can make is a Footprint".

    Farm managers cannot adequately do their jobs with our jobs without being on the farm. We're not there every day, or even every month, but we do make periodic visits to the property to see that what has been discussed with the operator and or contractors is being done. Reports of these visits with photos are then sent to the clients for verification and or approval. Your Farm Manager should have some mud or dust on his boots. If he is wearing a 3 piece suit, odds are he does not spend any time in the field.