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Ag Lease 101

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Iowa State University’s Beginning Farmer Center’s Ag Lease 101 has an excellent page of different lease forms, including cash, crop-share, pasture, building, machinery and livestock rental leases. You can find sample agricultural lease templates here:

  • Cash Farm Lease  
  • Crop Share Lease 
  • Pasture Lease 
  • Farm Buildings or Livestock Facilities Lease 
  • Farm Machinery Lease 
  • Livestock Rental Lease

 

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Farm Lease Builder - Farm Access Legal Toolkit

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This free online resource helps you build your own draft lease.

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https://farmlandaccess.org/farm-lease-builder/

Finding Land to Farm: Six Ways to Secure Farmland

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This publication highlights some common ways to lease or own land. It outlines important considerations about each of these leasing options and paths to ownership. This publication is from ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program.

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https://attra.ncat.org/product/Finding-Land-to-Farm-Six-Ways-to-Secure-Farmland/

Agricultural Cash Lease Template

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This document is an example of an agricultural cash lease template from California Farm Link.

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https://www.californiafarmlink.org/resources/agricultural-cash-lease-template/

Farmland Lease Rate Information

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The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service offers annually updated cash rent rates by county for each state. You can also search agricultural statistics by state here. 

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How to Determine the Right Farm Rental Rate

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This PDF is a guide to support farmers and landowners through the process of determining a fair cash rental rate for farmland, equipment, and infrastructure.

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http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/land/RentalGuide.pdf

Elements of a Good Lease

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California Farm Link provides an excellent summation of how to craft an agricultural lease here.

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https://www.californiafarmlink.org/resources/elements-of-a-good-lease/

Lease Agreements Guide for Landowners and Farmers

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This document from Land Link Vermont covers the basics of what should be included in effective farmland lease agreements.

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https://www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/media/leaseagreementguide.pdf

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