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Renting Out Farmland? Confirm the Boundaries First
Farmland leases move fast. A handshake, a phone call, maybe a quick look at last year’s cash rent numbers, and the deal is done. But

Mapping Farmland Drainage Patterns With Drone LiDAR
Iowa fields look flat from the road. They aren’t. A field can drop three inches over sixty yards and you’d never see it standing at

Why Your GPS Farm Boundary May Not Match Your Property Line
You pull up your planter’s guidance map. The line on the screen doesn’t match the fence row that’s been there for sixty years. Which one

What an ALTA Survey Can Uncover Before You Close on Farmland or Rural Acreage
A soybean field looks the same from the road whether it hides three boundary disputes or none. Rural land rarely gives away its secrets on

Why Farmers and Landowners Need a Topographic Survey Before Installing Drainage Tile
Drainage tile can save a field. It can also waste a lot of money if it goes in the wrong place. Every year, farmers across

Can You Build a Fence on the Property Line?
Yes, you can build a fence on the property line. But “can” and “should” are not the same thing. Before you set a single post,