Who Owns, Rents and Buys Farmland Today...primarily for sentimental reasons. Owners & Ownership. 60%...
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Who Owns, Rents andBuys Farmland TodaySpeaker: Dr. Wendong Zhang, Iowa State UniversityModerator: Dr. LeeAnn Moss, AcreValue
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Our Speakers Today
Dr. Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University● Assistant Professor of Economics ● Leading Researcher of Iowa Land Value
& Ownership Surveys● ISU Center for Agricultural & Rural
Development affiliation● Co-founder of new ISU China Ag center● Ph.D., Ag Econ, Ohio State
Dr. LeeAnn Moss, AcreValue● Director of Industry Marketing
● Joined Granular in 2017
● Former farm real estate broker, auctioneer and Appraiser
● Ph.D., Ag Econ, University of Illinois
Featured Guest:
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1 / Quick Poll
2 / Farmland Ownership
3 / Farmland Leasing Relationships
4 / Landowner Characteristics
5 / The Future: What Could Change?
6 / Parcel-level Data with AcreValue
7 / Q&A3
Today’s Agenda
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Survey sourcesIntroduction
US-based survey 2014 (USDA) ▪ Tenure, Ownership and Transition of
Ag Land (TOTAL)▪ Jointly done with USDA/NASS and
ERS▪ Only nationally representative data
since 1999
Iowa-based survey 2017 (ISU)▪ Iowa Statue University Farmland
Ownership and Tenure Survey ▪ Statistically representative of all
owners and all land▪ Conducted every 5 years since 1982
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Introduction
States the US TOTAL survey covers
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Trends in Farmland OwnershipWho owns it
How it’s acquired
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Ownership
US farm assets: Land is > 80%
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40% of land in farms is rented from others
All Operators
Owner-operated
61%
Rentedfrom anoperator
8%
Owned bynon-operator
Landlords
31%
Non-operator Landlords
Individuals/Partnerships
21% of all farmland
Corporation, trusts, or
other owner 10% of all farmland
Ownership
Over time, more land in trusts & corporations
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Non-operators more likely to inherit landOwnership
70% of land owned by operator landowners is purchased
How Acquired
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Existing farmers are primary buyers of Iowa farmlandOwnership
Investor share increased when farm income dropped
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2012 2017
All <35 35-65 65-80 >80
Current income 56% 49% 40% 56% 45% 41%
Long-term investment 19% 19% 44% 15% 22% 19%
Family or sentimental 22% 29% 0% 25% 30% 38%
Home 1% 2% 12% 2% 1% 1%
Recreation 1% 1% 5% 1% 1% 0%
None given 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1%
Primary reason for Iowa owners to own land
Ownership
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Years Owned 2012 2017
> 50 Years20%
8%
40-50 Years 12%
30-40 Years 15% 13%
20-30 Years 19% 20%
10-20 Years 21% 24%
< 10 Years 24% 24%
Farmland ownership is a long-term commitment
Ownership
Iowa D
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82% of Iowa land is owned free of debtOwnership
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Trends in Farmland Leasing RelationshipsWho are the landlords
Lease types
Who are the tenants
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Pastureland more likely to be owner-operated than croplandLeasing
Pastureland
Owner-operated
72%
Rented28%
Cropland
Owner-operated
46%Rented54%
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Most rented farmland concentrated in cash grain production regions
Leasing
% rented land is higher in areas with higher quality soils
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A shift toward cash rentLeasing
Crop share less popular in current low margin times
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Tenants: who they are & their leasing relationshipsLeasing
Non-operators offer longer term leases
30%
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48%
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Trends in Landowner CharacteristicsWhat’s changing
What’s not
Implications
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US land ownership concentrated among older operators & landlords
Landowner Characteristics
Concentration > 65 years old greater for non-operator landlords
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Average age of both growers & labor force trending olderLandowner Characteristics
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Half of leased land is owned by womenLandowner Characteristics
Percentage of Acres Rented
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Landowners increasingly educated
Landowner Characteristics
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57% of Iowa land is owned by those who do not currently farm
Landowner Characteristics
Of those, 34% are owners with no farming experience
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Full-time farmer Part-time farmer Do not farm
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The Future –What Could Change?
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The land market remains tightThe Future
4% of land expected to go on open market in a 5 year period
Plans to Sell in 2015 - 2019
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Landowners: not planning to sell outside family or put land on marketThe Future
Dominant land transfer methods: will, gift to family, or trusts
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69% of Iowa land will not be sold: reasons are unknownThe Future
Retirement from farming encourages sales
Retirement from farming (7%)
Higher selling price per acre (3%)
Elimination of step-up basis tax benefits for heirs (3%)
Personal reasons (3%)
Decision will be made by heirs (2%)
Lower capital gains tax rate (2%)
Sale is in process (1%)
Not planning to sell (69%)
Don't know (9%)
2017
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Summary & Looking Ahead
Trends & Looking Ahead
Cash rent is increasingly popular and dominant
Land values under double downward pressures (interest rate hikes + trade
uncertainty)
Lower land prices may present opportunities for investors as return
(rent/land price) might increase
Trade disputes will impact younger farmers more, especially those with financial stress
Land
Farmland is a long-term investment
Farmland market will remain tight, with land transfers mostly
within family
82% of Iowa land is owned debt-free
29% of Iowa land owned primarily for sentimental
reasons
Owners & Ownership
60% of land is owned by owners 65+, a third by
75+
13% of Iowa land owned by women 80+
Ownership shifting to trust and corporations
More land owned by owners with no farming
experience
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How to Find Parcel and Ownership Details in AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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AcreValue
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Final Polling Questions
Q & A