2011-2012 Dunn County Cash Rental Rate Survey Results
25. Jan, 2012
January 2012 – “Can you tell me what the rental rate is for farmland in Dunn County?” This is a frequently asked question that the Dunn County UW-Extension office and this Agriculture Agent receive throughout the year from both landlords and tenants alike. To assist with answering this commonly asked question, Dunn County UW-Extension conducted a formal cash rental rate survey in December 2011. The survey is intended to provide township level rental rate information for landlords and tenants who negotiate rental contracts in the many townships of Dunn County. Click on the links below for survey summary results:
- 2011 Dunn County Cash Rental Rate Survey Results (pdf)
- 2011 Western WI Rental Survey Summary (pdf) (data as of 12/28/11)
- 2011 WASS cropland rates (pdf)
The rental rate survey should be used as a guide when determining rental rates, rather than an absolute. Rental rates in various areas may be impacted by several factors, including but not limited to: competition for the land, commodity prices, input costs, land ownership costs, distance to operator, size of field, productivity of soil types and slopes of the land. These averages and ranges are presented only as a starting point for negotiations between landowner and operator.
Educational Resources and Lease Forms for Farmland Available
The North Central Farm Management Extension Committee recently updated their leasing educational materials and lease forms in December 2011. These resources may assist you in negotiating written lease arrangements for farmland, pasture and other farm asset lease arrangements. The aglease101.org website contains all of these newly developed and revised forms and resources. These lease forms and other resources can also be found on our website – http://dunn.uwex.edu/agriculture/farm-management/farm-lease-information/
For more information regarding farmland rental rates and cash farm lease arrangements, please contact Katie Sternweis, Agriculture Agent at the Dunn County UW-Extension office at 715-232-1636 or katie.sternweis@ces.uwex.edu
