Farm Management

A SHARED SUCCESS

Summit Farm Management: Expert Farm Advisory & Management for Long-Term Growth

Summit Farm Management is Summit Agricultural Group’s full-service farm management and advisory unit. We work directly with farm owners and operators to meet their goals by helping to determine, structure, and facilitate their plans that increase farm value and productivity on a long-term basis.

Summit Farm Management’s mission is to improve farms while imparting the true ag expertise needed to help them appreciate long into the future. Our experienced management team specializes in a wide range of services applied at the owner’s discretion as part of one of several management options including cash rent, flexible cash rent, crop share or other custom agreements. We value communication as an essential ingredient for any successful relationship and encourage landowners to be actively involved in all planning and decision-making processes. To guarantee that each landowner receives maximum value in partnering with us, Summit’s farm management services can be tailored as needed, or can take a holistic approach to running an entire farming operation.

OUR SERVICES

RISK ASSESSMENT & FARM LEASES
  • Assessing risk based on lease or cash rent terms
  • Analyzing leasing alternatives for new clients

  • Identifying tenants and performing due diligence

  • Bidding assistance

  • Lease requirement expertise (fertility, APH reporting, yield maps, maintenance updates, etc.)

OUR SERVICES

FINANCIAL & ANALYTICAL
  • Receipt of income

  • Payment of expenses

  • Real estate taxes

  • Budget reporting

  • Resource allocation

  • Cash flow budget projections

  • Annual income and expense reporting

  • Statement of profits on accrual basis

  • Farm data management and analysis

  • Market updates and analysis of market trends

OUR SERVICES

USDA & CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
  • Conservation Reserve Program

  • Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

  • Farmable Wetland Program

  • Grasslands Reserve Program

  • Habitat Incentive Program

  • Source Water Protection Program

  • Transition Incentive Program

  • Current Farm Bill programs

OUR SERVICES

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

Our in-house accounting department and analytics team provides complete financial recordkeeping and data interpretation services for all areas of farm activity. Findings are communicated on a regular basis through official documentation in the form of quarterly financial reports, first quarter projections and year-end reports.

Justin Bahr

Farm Manager– Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, & South Dakota

Joel Waskow

Farm Manager – Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, & Missouri

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Summit Ag Management, LLC is a licensed Real Estate Brokerage in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, & South Dakota