agricultural leasing

Photo by Edwin Remsberg Leasing farmland is a common practice across the United States. In some cases, the two parties may agree to a written lease with an option to purchase. An option to purchase allows the tenant the right of first refusal if the landlord decides to sell the farmland during the...

Photo by Edwin Remsberg This post should not be construed as legal advice If you are renting farmland then part of your job is keeping the landlord happy. Keeping the landlord happy may come in a whole host of ways, such as cleaning the driveway off after a snowstorm for an elderly landlord or...

Photo by Signazon This post should not be construed as legal advice I’ve currently been taking a few calls over the question, does your landlord’s selling the farm terminate your existing lease? My best answer is no, but potentially it can. The answer depends on the existence of a written lease and...

Photo by Edwin Remsberg This post should not be construed as legal advice Today, I am back harping on my favorite issue, agricultural land leases. A farmer recently told my colleague in another Western state that “this country would be a lot better off if more leases were handshake deals in the...

Photo by Edwin Remsberg This post should not be considered legal advice Before we get started on the topic, I have to issue a nerd alert because I find most of the issues related to data gathered from precision ag, yield monitors, etc. to be utterly cool and dealing with the ownership issues of the...

Photo by Edwin Remsberg This post should not be construed as legal advice For those who have seen my leasing publication Agricultural Leasing in Maryland , you should realize I did not answer every question related to agricultural leasing. One of those questions is how to handle growing crops when...