Taking care of farmland you don’t farm yourself can be challenging, especially if you live far away. But where there is a will (and some helpful information) there is a way. You can grow the long-term productivity and profitability of your farmland while also feeling good about the land’s health and community impact.

We invite you and your family to grow in knowledge, confidence, and inspiration around farmland stewardship by attending this five-part webinar series. The series’ content will include:

• The power of soil biology
• Getting on the same page with family around farmland goals
• Assessing your farmland and its infrastructure
• Understanding the life and habitat potential of your land
• Figuring out goals and plans for the land
• Finding the right farmer and communicating with them
• Creating a good lease
• Soil testing for soil biology
• Is a farm manager right for you?
• What farmers need
• Thinking ahead to the next generation

You’ll also hear from farmland owners and their farmer-tenants and what they’ve been able to achieve together. Why not make this the year that you and your family do more with your farmland and feel happy about where it’s going?

Session #5 – Building a Good Relationship with Your Farmer & The Farm Manager Option

Thursday, June 25 @ 9:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Learn more from Jean Eells, farmland owner and 2021 Iowa Conservation Woman of the Year, about how to have good farmer-landlord communications that maximize shared values while minimizing stress. If you don’t have the time or energy to manage a relationship directly with a farmer-tenant, Mollie Aronowitiz of People’s Company will explain how farm management companies work and how to get what you want from them for your specific land stewardship values. A landowner and the tenant-farmer will share lessons from their farming relationship.